傀
傀: puppet (in 傀儡)
puppet (in 傀儡)
12 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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カイ
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Appears in 傀儡, read かいらい (puppet, figurehead) or くぐつ (literary: marionette).
Key words
傀儡かいらいpuppet; figurehead
傀儡くぐつpuppet; marionette
傀儡政権かいらいせいけんpuppet regime
傀儡師くぐつしpuppeteer
Example sentences
新しい王は、宰相に操られた傀儡にすぎなかった。
The new king was nothing more than a puppet controlled by the chancellor.
占領のあと、その国には傀儡政権が作られた。
After the occupation, a puppet regime was set up in that country.
村の祭りに、旅の傀儡師がやって来た。
A traveling puppeteer came to the village festival.