雪だるま
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term |
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| 雪 |
| ゆき Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 雪達磨 雪ダルマ |
Etymology
editFrom 雪 (yuki, “snow”) + だるま (daruma, “Bodhidharma”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit雪だるま • (yukidaruma)
- snowman (of only a head and a body)
Usage notes
edit- 雪仏 (yukibotoke, “snow Buddha”) was used in Japan before Daruma-san became popular.
References
edit- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN