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katashiro

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

Noun

katashiro (plural katashiro)

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

Forms of katashiro

pluralkatashiro

Origin of katashiro

Borrowed from Japanese 形代 (katashiro).

Questions about katashiro

What does katashiro mean?
Katashiro means a traditional Japanese paper doll, used as a talisman to perform a certain form of self-purification.
What part of speech is katashiro?
Katashiro is a noun.
What is the plural of katashiro?
The plural of katashiro is katashiro.

Words near katashiro in the dictionary

  1. kataras
  2. kataribe
  3. katarimono
  4. katars
  5. katas
  6. katashiro
  7. katastases
  8. katastasis
  9. katastate
  10. katastates
  11. katastatic

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