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N1 Noun

小芥子(こけし)

limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll

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      小芥子(こけし)東北(とうほく)地方(ちほう)郷土(きょうど)玩具(がんぐ)です。

      The Kokeshi doll is a traditional toy from the Tohoku region. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}

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      手足(てあし)がないろくろびきの木製(もくせい)人形(にんぎょう)小芥子(こけし)である。

      The limbless wooden doll made by a potter's wheel is a kokeshi doll. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}

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      小芥子(こけし)という人形(にんぎょう)(おんな)()姿(すがた)(かたど)っていることが(おお)いです。

      The doll called "Kogaiji" often takes the form of a girl, much like a kokeshi doll. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}

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      ()()にあるあの小芥子(こけし)は、(むかし)祖母(そぼ)のお()()りの玩具(おもちゃ)だったそうです。

      That little mustard seed at our home, it seems, was once my grandmother's favorite kokeshi doll. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}

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      (いち)(まん)(えん)からする小芥子(こけし)()うなんて、(かれ)にはどんな目的(もくてき)があるのだろう…。

      Why would he buy a kokeshi doll that costs ten thousand yen... I wonder what his purpose could be... {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}

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