Vocabulary

What does 達磨 (だるま, daruma) mean?

達磨 (だるま, daruma) means daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted.

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Readingだるま
Romajidaruma
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だるま
daruma

daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted

  1. 1noun daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted
  2. 2noun Bodhidharma
  3. 3noun prostitute

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