haniwa
Noun
- Ancient Japanese clay figures often placed around burial mounds.
- A terracotta clay figure made for ritual use and buried with the dead in ancient Japan.
Examples
- Finding HANIWA in a word list felt like unearthing a rare ancient artifact.
Origin / Etymology
From Japanese 埴輪 (haniwa).
Scrabble Score: 12
haniwa: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhaniwa: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
haniwa: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
haniwa: valid Words With Friends Word