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    3. 影武者

    影武者

    影かげ武む者しゃ

    body double

    KMT10News #37+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab31 strokes

    陰武者

    かげむしゃ

    Noun

    1.
    body double, double
    2.
    wire puller, person behind the scenes, shadow commander

    Stroke 0 / 31

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    彼かれは影かげ武む者しゃとして、主しゅ君くんの身み代がわりを務つとめた。

    He served as a body double for his lord.

    KMT7History
    戦せん国ごく時じ代だいには、多おおくの武ぶ将しょうが影かげ武む者しゃを使つかっていたと言いわれる。

    It is said that many warlords used body doubles during the Sengoku period.

    KMT10History
    彼かれは会かい社しゃの影かげ武む者しゃとして、裏うらで全すべての交こう渉しょうを取とり仕し切きっていた。

    He was the company's shadow commander, managing all negotiations behind the scenes.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & Career
    織お田だ信のぶ長ながの影かげ武む者しゃ伝でん説せつは、今いまも多おおくの人ひと々びとに語かたり継つがれている。

    The legend of Oda Nobunaga's body double is still told by many people today.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & Traditions
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいでも、政せい治じの世せ界かいには影かげ武む者しゃのような存そん在ざいがいると噂うわさされる。

    Even in modern society, it is rumored that there are figures like shadow commanders in the world of politics.

    KMT10Politics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    影
    かげ…(1)
    shadow・silhouette・phantom
    武
    たけ・たけ.し…(7)
    warrior・military・chivalry・arms
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
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