Etymology

katashiro

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Today it means: A traditional Japanese paper doll, used as a talisman to perform a certain form of self-purification. Full definition →

Japanese 形代
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from形代
  2. English todaykatashiro

Borrowed from Japanese 形代 (katashiro).

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