傀儡子

Japanese
Kanji in this term
傀 儡 子
くぐつ し
Grade: 1
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun on’yomi
Alternative spelling
傀儡師

Etymology

From 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppet”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) +‎ 子 (-shi, “master”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くぐつ​し [kùgútsúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝɕi]

Noun

傀儡(くぐつ)子(し) • (kugutsushi) 

  1. (history) a wandering street puppeteer
    Synonym: 傀儡 (kugutsu)
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