流し雛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
流	雛
なが Grade: 3	ひな > びな Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

• 流しびな

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠ɕibʲina̠]

Noun

流(なが)し雛(びな) • (nagashibina) 

1. the practice of releasing Hina dolls into a river on the night of Hina matsuri
2. Hina doll involved in the aforementioned activity

Synonyms

• (practice): 雛流(ひななが)し (hinanagashi)

Coordinate terms

• 形代(かたしろ) (katashiro): a traditional Japanese paper doll also used in certain purification rituals, such as nagashibina.