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haniwa

noun plural, ha·ni·wa often capitalized \ˈhä-nə-ˌwä\

Definition of HANIWA

:  large hollow baked clay sculptures placed on ancient Japanese burial mounds
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Origin of HANIWA

Japanese
First Known Use: 1931

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