雪だるま

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雪
ゆき
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
雪達磨
雪ダルマ

Etymology

From 雪 (yuki, “snow”) +‎ だるま (daruma, “Bodhidharma”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ゆきだるま [yùkídáꜜrùmà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟kʲida̠ɾɯ̟ma̠]

Noun

雪(ゆき)だるま • (yukidaruma) 

  1. snowman (of only a head and a body)

Usage notes

  • 雪仏(ゆきぼとけ) (yukibotoke, “snow Buddha”) was used in Japan before Daruma-san became popular.

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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