English Explanatory Dictionary

katashiro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

katashiro

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 形代 (katashiro).

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