katashiro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 形代 (katashiro).

Noun

katashiro (plural katashiro)

A traditional Japanese paper doll, used as a talisman to perform a certain form of self-purification.

Translations

Japanese paper doll talisman

Japanese: 形代 (katashiro)

Japanese

Romanization

katashiro

Rōmaji transcription of かたしろ

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