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儡: puppet (in 傀儡)
puppet (in 傀儡)
17 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here
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Appears only in 傀儡 (puppet, figurehead), read かいらい or くぐつ, and compounds such as 傀儡政府.
Key words
傀儡かいらいpuppet; figurehead
傀儡くぐつpuppet; marionette
傀儡政府かいらいせいふpuppet government
傀儡子くぐつしpuppeteer; wandering entertainer
Example sentences
舞台の上で、傀儡がぎこちなく踊りはじめた。
On the stage, the marionette began to dance clumsily.
傀儡政府の指導者たちは、国民の信頼を失っていった。
The leaders of the puppet government gradually lost the trust of the people.
古い絵巻に、傀儡子が人形を舞わせる様子が描かれている。
An old picture scroll depicts a puppeteer making a doll dance.