雛人形
Meanings
1
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.
Every year, we display hina dolls for the Girls' Festival.
I inherited a set of hina dolls from my grandmother.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に雛人形を飾るto display hina dolls in a place
We set up the hina dolls in the living room.
- 雛人形を出すto take out (unpack) the hina dolls for display
Every year in February, we take out the hina dolls.
- 雛人形を仕舞うto put away the hina dolls after the festival
Once Hinamatsuri is over, we put the hina dolls away.