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雛人形 (ひなにんぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雛ひな人にん形ぎょう

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Meanings

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noun

hina doll; doll for the Girls' Festival

Refers specifically to the ornamental dolls displayed for Hinamatsuri (Girls' Festival) on March 3rd. Not a general term for dolls.

毎まい年とし、ひな祭まつりには雛ひな人にん形ぎょうを飾かざります。
Every year, we display hina dolls for the Girls' Festival.
祖そ母ぼから雛ひな人にん形ぎょうを受うけ継

つ

ぎ

まし

た

。

I inherited a set of hina dolls from my grandmother.

Written forms

雛ひな人にん形ぎょう
Standard kanji spelling.
ひな人にん形ぎょう
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.

Kanji

雛chick, squab, duckling
人person
形shape, form, style

Similar words

ひな祭まつり
The festival itself, while 雛人形 refers to the dolls displayed during it.
人にん形ぎょう
General term for doll; 雛人形 is a specific type.

Etymology

Compound of 雛 (hina, 'chick' or 'small doll') and 人形 (ningyō, 'doll'). The term is culturally specific to the Hinamatsuri tradition.