Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 操り人形

    操り人形

    操あやつり​人にん形ぎょう

    puppet

    KMT10News #39+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab27 strokes

    操人形

    あやつりにんぎょう

    Noun

    1.
    puppet, marionette

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは操あやつり人にん形ぎょうを上じょう手ずに動うごかす。

    He skillfully moves the puppet.

    KMT7Art & Design
    舞ぶ台たいで操あやつり人にん形ぎょう劇げきが上じょう演えんされた。

    A puppet show was performed on stage.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    彼かれはまるで誰だれかの操あやつり人にん形ぎょうのように、自じ分ぶんの意い思しを持もたない。

    He has no will of his own, just like someone's puppet.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう芸げい能のうである文ぶん楽らくは、精せい巧こうな操あやつり人にん形ぎょうを使つかう。

    Bunraku, a traditional Japanese performing art, uses elaborate puppets.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design
    子こ供どもたちは操あやつり人にん形ぎょうの動うごきに夢む中ちゅうになっていた。

    The children were absorbed in the movements of the puppets.

    KMT10Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    操
    みさお・あやつ.る…(4)
    maneuver・manipulate・operate・steer・chastity…(2)
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 操
    • 人
    • 形
    • り

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›