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てるてる坊主
てるてる坊主
照る照る坊主、 照照坊主、 照々坊主
Reading
Kana:
てるてるぼうず
Romaji:
teruterubouzu
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
Kanji
坊
Readings:
ボウ、 ボッ
Meanings:
boy, priest's residence, priest
主
Readings:
シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings:
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
照
Readings:
ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる
Meanings:
illuminate, shine, compare, bashful