# haniwa

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A terracotta clay figure made for ritual use and buried with the dead in ancient Japan.

## Etymology
From Japanese 埴輪 (haniwa).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haniwa