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N1 Noun
小芥子limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll
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Noun
1.
limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll
Usually written using kana alone
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小芥子 【こけし】、木形子 【こけし】、コケシ
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小芥子は東北地方の郷土玩具です。
The Kokeshi doll is a traditional toy from the Tohoku region. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}
手足がないろくろびきの木製人形は小芥子である。
The limbless wooden doll made by a potter's wheel is a kokeshi doll. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}
小芥子という人形は女の子の姿を象っていることが多いです。
The doll called "Kogaiji" often takes the form of a girl, much like a kokeshi doll. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}
我が家にあるあの小芥子は、昔祖母のお気に入りの玩具だったそうです。
That little mustard seed at our home, it seems, was once my grandmother's favorite kokeshi doll. {limbless wooden doll, kokeshi doll}
一万円からする小芥子を買うなんて、彼にはどんな目的があるのだろう…。
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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