haniwa

H4A1N1I1W4A1

noun

A terracotta clay figure made for ritual use and buried with the dead in ancient Japan.

OriginJapanese 埴輪 →
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Meanings

nounhaniwa (plural haniwas or haniwa)

plural haniwas

  1. A terracotta clay figure made for ritual use and buried with the dead in ancient Japan.

Origin

  1. Japanese埴輪
  2. Englishhaniwa

From Japanese 埴輪 (haniwa).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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