Definition of てるてる坊主 (てるてるぼうず)
ぼうず
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
| 坊 | boy, priest's residence, priest |
| 主 | lord, chief, master, main thing, principal |
| 照 | illuminate, shine, compare, bashful |