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    3. 人形使い

    人形使い

    人にん形ぎょう使つかい​

    puppet operator

    KMT10News #38+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    人形遣い

    にんぎょうつかいにんぎょうづかい

    Noun

    1.
    puppet operator, puppet manipulator, puppeteer

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは有ゆう名めいな人にん形ぎょう使つかいです。

    He is a famous puppeteer.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    子こ供どもたちは、人にん形ぎょう使つかいが演えんじる物ものが語たりに夢む中ちゅうになった。

    The children were captivated by the stories performed by the puppeteer.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsMusic & EntertainmentFamily & Relationships
    伝でん統とう的てきな日 本 の人にん形ぎょう使つかいの技わざは、何なん世せ代だいにもわたって受うけ継つがれてきた。

    The traditional Japanese puppeteer's techniques have been passed down through generations.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    文ぶん楽らくでは、一ひと人りの人にん形ぎょうを複ふく数すうの人にん形ぎょう使つかいが操あやつる。

    In Bunraku, multiple puppeteers manipulate a single puppet.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    熟じゅく練れんした人にん形ぎょう使つかいの手てにかかると、人にん形ぎょうはまるで生いきているかのようだ。

    In the hands of a skilled puppeteer, the puppet seems as if it's alive.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design

    Characters that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    Kanji
    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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