埴はに輪わ

noun

haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

Refers to the clay figures placed on ancient Japanese burial mounds (kofun). The term is often left untranslated in English archaeological contexts.

• 古こ墳ふんの周まわりにはたくさんの埴はに輪わが並ならべられていた。

  Many haniwa were arranged around the ancient burial mound.