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[かい()·らい()]
kairai
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[くぐつ(傀儡)]
kugutsu

English Meaning(s) for 傀儡

noun
  1. puppet; marionette; dummy
  2. puppeteer
  3. prostitute

Definition and Synonyms for 傀儡

Puppet a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body
Synonyms: マリオネット, 人形, 偶人, 傀儡
Puppet a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
Synonyms: マリオネット, 人形, 偶人, 傀儡
Puppet a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Synonyms: マリオネット, 人形, 偶人, 傀儡, 手先
Lady Of Pleasure a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Synonyms: ばいた, ぱんぱん, プロスティテュート, 一夜妻, 傀儡, 傀儡女, 傾国, 傾城, 其れ者, 出女, パン助, 商売女, 売女, 売春婦, 売笑婦, 女郎, 女郎, 娼妓, 娼婦, 暗者, 淫売, 淫売婦, 淫女, 淫婦, 白拍子, 白首, 籠の鳥, 花魁, 賎業婦, 遊君, 遊女, 遊び女, 醜業婦, 闇の女
Puppet intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
Synonyms: マリオネット, 人形, 偶人, 傀儡

Meanings for each kanji in 傀儡

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Categories 傀儡 is a member of

Doll a small replica of a person
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Figure a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
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Adult Female an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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Slave a person who is owned by someone
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Sample Sentences for 傀儡

A puppet does not know that it is being controlled.

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