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A4 Noun

達磨(だるま)daruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted, Bodhidharma, prostitute

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        daruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        Bodhidharma

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 3.

        prostitute

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    達磨 【だるま】ダルマ

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    • 中国(ちゅうごく)禅宗(ぜんしゅう)祖先(そせん)達磨(だるま)()うとか。

      They say that the ancestor of Chinese Zen Buddhism is called Bodhidharma.

      • 商売(しょうばい)繁盛(はんじょう)(ねが)いを()めて達磨(だるま)()いました。

        I bought a Daruma doll with a wish for prosperity in business.

      • この達磨(だるま)()ってからというもの、(なん)となく(うん)がいい。

        Since buying this Daruma doll, I've somehow been lucky.

      • 合格(ごうかく)祈願(きがん)のために、達磨(だるま)片目(かため)(すみ)()れました。

        To pray for success on the exam, I filled in one of the daruma’s eyes with ink.

      • 達磨(だるま)は、少林寺(しょうりんじ)(きゅう)(ねん)(かん)面壁(めんぺき)坐禅(ざぜん)(おこな)ったという逸話(いつわ)(のこ)しています。

        An anecdote remains of Bodhidharma having practiced a seated meditation while facing a wall for nine years at a Shaolin Temple.

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