犬張子

Japanese

犬張子 (inu hariko): a collection of inu hariko dolls for sale at a Buddhist temple.

Kanji in this term
犬	張	子
いぬ Grade: 1	は(り) Grade: 5	こ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
犬張り子

Etymology

Compound of 犬 (inu, “dog”) +‎ 張り子 (hariko, “papier-mâché”).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) いぬはりこ [ìnú wáꜜrìkò] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][5][4]
IPA^(key): [inɯ̟ᵝ ha̠ɾʲiko̞]

Noun

犬(いぬ)張(はり)子(こ) • (inu hariko)

a kind of traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog doll, formerly considered to be a 魔除け (mayoke, “ward against evil”) and now either a toy or decoration sold as a souvenir

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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