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    3. てるてる坊主

    てるてる坊主

    て​る​て​る​坊ぼう主ず

    paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsWeather & GeographyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    照る照る坊主照照坊主照々坊主

    てるてるぼうず

    Noun

    1.
    paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

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    Characters that make up this word

    坊
    boy・priest's residence・priest
    Kanji
    主
    ぬし・おも・あるじ…(6)
    lord・chief・master・main thing・principal
    Kanji
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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