Nendo

N1E1N1D2O1

noun

An individual Nendoroid figure.

OriginJapanese ねんどろいど →
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Meanings

nounNendo (plural Nendos)

plural Nendos

  1. informalAn individual Nendoroid figure.

    Aside from writing, she likes to collect different toys and nendoroids/nendo dolls of her favorite anime characters.

    2024, JGLAIZA, “About The Author”, in The Gorgeous Nanny, page 239
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    I want to produce beautiful photos that my nendos deserve because they're expensive little figures and just displaying them would be a waste, in my opinion.

    2014 March 29, Ruby Ann Vega, “Ahnpan”, in Otaku Asia, page 66

    Items included Limited Edition merchandise, mangas and doujins (English and Japanese), keychains, as well as a few choice Nendos.

    2015, Aarin, “Nijikai 2015”, in AarinSecret, number 5, page 40

Origin

  1. Japaneseねんどろいど
  2. EnglishNendo

Clipping of Nendoroid, from Japanese ねんどろいど (Nendoroido).

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Anagrams

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