こけし

noun

kokeshi doll; limbless wooden doll

A traditional Japanese wooden doll with a simple trunk and a round head, lacking arms and legs. Often associated with the Tohoku region.

• 東とう北ほく地ち方ほうのお土産みやげにこけしを買かった。

  I bought a kokeshi doll as a souvenir from the Tohoku region.

• このこけしは手て作づくりで、一ひとつ一ひとつ表ひょう情じょうが違ちがう。

  These kokeshi dolls are handmade, and each one has a different facial expression.