はふこ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はふこ – see the following entry.

【這子ほうこ】 [noun] a crawling baby [noun] 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 [noun] (rare) Synonym of 犬蓬 (inu yomogi, “Artemisia keiskeana, a kind of mugwort or wormwood”) Alternative spelling 這う子 【這子はうこ】 [noun] a crawling baby [noun] 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 [noun] (rare) Synonym of 犬蓬 (inu yomogi, “Artemisia keiskeana, a kind of mugwort or wormwood”) Alternative spelling 這う子

(This term, はふこ (fafuko), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)