だるま
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. 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. Bodhidharma
3. prostitute
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
potbelly stove
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
covered in blood
(arch.) Zen (Buddhism); confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
Bodhidharma
ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5)
confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish