Meaning
Kanji 狛
archaic part of Korea
archaic part of Korea, lion-dog shrine guards
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Example sentences
5 reference sentences
神社の入口に狛が一対置かれていた。
A pair of lion-dog guardian statues stood at the entrance of the shrine.
古い本では狛を高麗の古い呼び名として説明している。
An old book explains this character as an old name for a region of Korea.
参道の両側に大きな狛が立っている。
Large guardian lion-dog statues stand on both sides of the shrine path.
狛の顔つきは少しこわく見えた。
The guardian statue's face looked a little frightening.
辞書では狛を神社の守り獣として載せている。
The dictionary lists this character as a guardian beast of shrines.
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