Word Meaning てるてる坊主

てるてるぼうず teruterubouzu

てるてる坊主 is read as てるてるぼうず (teruterubouzu) and means paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

てるてるぼうず

Romaji

teruterubouzu

Writing Variants

照る照る坊主 てるてるぼうず teruterubouzu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141823 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

坊主

ぼうず

not catching anything

三日坊主

みっかぼうず

person who cannot stick to anything

説教坊主

せっきょうぼうず

tub-thumping preacher

大坊主

おおぼうず

large monk

台湾坊主

たいわんぼうず

atmospheric depression originating in Taiwan

小坊主

こぼうず

young priest

願人坊主

がんにんぼうず

priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people

聞いたか坊主

きいたかぼうず

monk character in kabuki who explains the story of the play

丸坊主

まるぼうず

close-cropped head

青坊主

あおぼうず

shaved head

腕白坊主

わんぱくぼうず

naughty boy

坊の主

ぼうのあるじ

master of the priests quarters

Example Sentences

てるてる坊主、逆さまに吊るしてたら、あした雨になるかな？

If you hang a teru teru bozu upside down, do you think it will bring rain tomorrow?