Ayatsuko

Japanese: あやつこ
Ayatsuko
〘 noun 〙 A charm to ward off evil. Usually, when a baby is born , a "・" or "X" is drawn on the baby's forehead with ink. A variation of this is the practice of giving a similar mark with rouge on a girl or writing the character for dog on her forehead.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 魔よけのためのまじないのしるし。多くは赤子の初出(ういで)のとき、額に鍋墨で「・」や「×」をつける。女児に紅で同様のしるしをつけたり、犬の文字を書くのはその変化。

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