English
katashiro
Katashiro comes from Japanese 形代 ‘a traditional Japanese paper doll used in…’.
- Japanesemodern形代katashiro‘a traditional Japanese paper doll used in certain purification rituals’
- Englishtodaykatashiro
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- Japanesemodern形代katashiro‘a traditional Japanese paper doll used in certain purification rituals’
- Englishtodaykatashiro
Every English word from Japanese 形代
Today it means
noun A traditional Japanese paper doll, used as a talisman to perform a certain form of self-purification.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 形代 / katashiro