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    3. 起き上がりこぼし

    起き上がりこぼし

    起おき​上あが​り​こ​ぼ​し​

    tumbler

    KMT10News #47+1Ref L2NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab33 strokes

    起き上がり小法師起き上り小法師起上小法師

    おきあがりこぼし

    Noun

    1.
    tumbler, self-righting doll

    Stroke 0 / 33

    Speed1.0x

    起おき上あがりこぼしは倒たおしても起おき上あがる。

    A self-righting doll stands up even if you knock it down.

    KMT7Culture & Traditions
    子こ供どもは起おき上あがりこぼしで遊あそぶのが好すきだ。

    Children like to play with self-righting dolls.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    彼かれはまるで起おき上あがりこぼしのように、何なん度ど失しっ敗ぱいしても立たち直なおる。

    He bounces back no matter how many times he fails, just like a self-righting doll.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    起おき上あがりこぼしは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな縁えん起ぎ物ものとして知しられている。

    The self-righting doll is known as a traditional good luck charm in Japan.

    KMT10Culture & Traditions
    福ふく島しま県けん会あい津づ地ち方ほうの起おき上あがりこぼしは、特とくに有ゆう名めいだ。

    The self-righting dolls from the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture are particularly famous.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory

    Characters that make up this word

    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    ぼ
    bo
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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