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inu hariko

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-u hariko
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog doll, formerly considered to be a ward against evil and now either a toy or decoration sold as a souvenir.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 犬張子 (inu hariko).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

inu-hariko (alternative) inuhariko (alternative)

Questions

What does inu hariko mean?
A kind of traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog doll, formerly considered to be a ward against evil and now either a toy or decoration sold as a souvenir.
Where does inu hariko come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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