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    3. 埴輪

    埴輪

    埴はに輪わ

    haniwa

    KMT9News #28+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab26 strokes

    はにわ

    Noun

    1.
    haniwa, hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

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    博はく物ぶつ館かんで埴 輪 を見みました。

    I saw haniwa at the museum.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions
    古こ墳ふん時じ代だいには、お墓はかの周まわりに埴 輪 が置おかれました。

    During the Kofun period, haniwa were placed around tombs.

    KMT9HistoryCulture & Traditions
    考こう古こ学がく者しゃは、出しゅつ土どした埴 輪 から古こ代だいの文ぶん化かを研けん究きゅうしている。

    Archaeologists are studying ancient culture from excavated haniwa.

    KMT9HistoryScience & Math
    埴 輪 は、日に本ほんの古こ代だい美び術じゅつの象しょう徴ちょうの一ひとつつとして世せか界い中じゅうで知しられている。

    Haniwa are known worldwide as one of the symbols of ancient Japanese art.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsArt & DesignHistory
    埴 輪 の表ひょう情じょうや形かたちからは、当とう時じの人ひと々びとの生せい活かつや信しん仰こうを垣か間いま見みることができる。

    From the expressions and forms of haniwa, one can catch a glimpse of the lives and beliefs of people at that time.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    埴
    はに・へな…(1)
    clay
    輪
    わ…(3)
    wheel・ring・circle・link・loop…(1)
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