"福笑い" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɸɯ̟kɯ̟β̞a̠ɾa̠i] Forms: 福笑い [canonical] (ruby: (ふく), (わら)), fukuwarai [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ふくわらい}} 福(ふく)笑(わら)い • (fukuwarai)
  1. fukuwarai: a game played at a table, often around Lunar New Year, where blindfolded players attempt to place facial features onto a paper cutout of a human face.
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          "Lunar New Year"
        ],
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        ],
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          "feature",
          "feature"
        ],
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        ]
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    },
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    }
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Download raw JSONL data for 福笑い meaning in Japanese (1.3kB)

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