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haniwa
[ hah-nee-wah ]
noun
, plural ha·ni·wa.
- any of the terra-cotta models of people, animals, and houses from the Yayoi period of Japanese culture.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of haniwa1
1965–70; < Japanese, earlier faniwa, equivalent to fani red clay + wa wheel
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