ほうこ

Japanese

Noun

ほうこ (rōmaji hōko)

  1. 這子: a crawling baby; a protective charm for babies, made as a doll in the form of a baby, and intended to take on any misfortune in the real baby's stead; (rare) alternate name for 犬蓬 (inu yomogi, literally “dog mugwort”): Artemisia keiskeana, a kind of mugwort or wormwood
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