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狛: old Korea (Koma)

old Korea (Koma); shrine lion-dog
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Readings

On
ハク
Kun
こま

Read こま, as in 狛犬 (paired guardian statues at shrines) and place names like 狛江. On-yomi ハク is rare.

Key words

狛犬こまいぬshrine guardian lion-dog
狛江市こまえしKomae City (Tokyo)
狛江駅こまええきKomae Station

Example sentences

A pair of komainu guardian statues watch over the worshippers at the shrine entrance.

Komae is a city in Tokyo that lies beside the Tama River.

I got off the train at Kamikoma Station in Kyoto Prefecture and walked along the Kizu River.

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