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    3. 座敷わらし

    座敷わらし

    座ざ敷しきわ​ら​し​

    protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab30 strokes

    座敷童子座敷童

    ざしきわらし

    Noun

    1.
    protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

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    Characters that make up this word

    座
    すわ.る…(1)
    squat・seat・cushion・gathering・sit
    Kanji
    敷
    し.く・-し.き…(3)
    spread・pave・sit・promulgate
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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