小芥子

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 小芥子 – see the following entry at こけし.
こけし【小芥子】 [noun]a small handmade wooden doll with a spherical head and cylindrical body without limbs, originally from the 東北 (Tōhoku) region
(This term, 小芥子, is a kanji spelling of こけし.)

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字), literally “small poppy”.