danjiri

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noun

A wooden cart used in a Japanese festival, similar to a mikoshi.

OriginJapanese だんじり →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

noundanjiri (usually uncountable, plural danjiris)

plural danjiris

  1. uncountableusuallyA wooden cart used in a Japanese festival, similar to a mikoshi.

Origin

  1. Japaneseだんじり
  2. Englishdanjiri

Borrowed from Japanese だんじり (danjiri).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

danjiri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danjiri

MLA

“danjiri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danjiri. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danjiri,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danjiri.

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