Definition of てるてる坊主 (てるてるぼうず)

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てるてる坊主

てるてるぼうず

teruterubouzu

noun
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
Other readings:
照る照る坊主【てるてるぼうず】
照照坊主【てるてるぼうず】
照々坊主【てるてるぼうず】
Related Kanji
boy, priest's residence, priest
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
illuminate, shine, compare, bashful