土偶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
土	偶
ど Grade: 1	ぐう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From 土 (do, “earth”) +‎ 偶 (gū, “idol”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) どぐう [dògúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [do̞ɡɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

土(ど)偶(ぐう) • (dogū)

clay figurine, (especially) one of the Jōmon (縄文) period

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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