noun

  1. paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
てるてる坊主 てるてるぼうず
 
 
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

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boy, priest's residence, priest
ボウ ボッ (7th)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)