達磨

Readings

Kana: だるま、ダルマ

Romaji: daruma, daruma

Definitions

noun

1

daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

Bodhidharma

Note: word usually written using kana alone

3

prostitute

Kanji

達

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

磨

Readings: マ、 みが.く、 す.る

Meanings: grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)