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    3. 操り芝居

    操り芝居

    操あやつり​芝しば居い

    puppet show

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab32 strokes

    あやつりしばい

    Noun

    1.
    puppet show

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    操
    みさお・あやつ.る…(4)
    maneuver・manipulate・operate・steer・chastity…(2)
    Kanji
    芝
    しば…(3)
    turf・lawn
    Kanji
    居
    い.る・-い・お.る…(5)
    reside・to be・exist・live with
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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