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koinobori

koinobori noun: a carp-shaped streamer used to celebrate Children's Day in Japan.

Noun

koinobori (plural koinobori)

  1. A carp-shaped streamer used to celebrate Children's Day in Japan.
    • This was perfect— it rationalized the koinobori as quite befitting a peace-loving Japan.1975, Nihon Bunka Kenkyūjo, A Hundred things Japanese, Japan Culture Institute, page 17
    • At this time, families with boys hang koinobori from flagpoles in their yard. Koinobori is a fish-shaped banner. Each male in the family is represented by a koinobori on the flagpole.2008, Sharon Jeffus, Jamie Aramini, Geography Through Art: International Art Projects for Kids, Geography Matters, →ISBN, page 68

Forms of koinobori

pluralkoinobori

Origin of koinobori

Borrowed from Japanese 鯉幟 (koinobori).

Questions about koinobori

What does koinobori mean?
Koinobori means a carp-shaped streamer used to celebrate Children's Day in Japan.
What part of speech is koinobori?
Koinobori is a noun.
What is the plural of koinobori?
The plural of koinobori is koinobori.

Words near koinobori in the dictionary

  1. koines
  2. KOing
  3. koinobiont
  4. koinobionts
  5. koinobiosis
  6. koinobori
  7. koinomatter
  8. koinon
  9. koinonia
  10. koinonias
  11. koinons

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