操り人形
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 操 | 人 | 形 |
| あやつ Grade: 6 |
にん Grade: 1 |
ぎょう Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | goon | |
Etymology
Compound of 操り (ayatsuri, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 操る (ayatsuru, “to control, to operate”)) + 人形 (ningyō, “doll; puppet”).
Pronunciation
Noun
操り人形 • (ayatsuri ningyō) ←あやつりにんぎやう (ayaturi ningyau)?
- puppet; marionette
- Synonym: 傀儡 (kairai, kugutsu)
- 1938, Kensaku Shimaki, Zokuseibutsu no Tankyū:
- 大都市の朝の活動が始まつたばかりといふいきいきした感じは受けずに、全體が大きな裝置だけの感じで、動いてゐる人間も操り人形のやうだつた。
- Daitoshi no asa no katsudō ga hajimatta bakari to iu ikiiki shita kanji wa ukezu ni, zentai ga ookina sōchi dake no kanji de, ugoite iru ningen mo ayatsuri ningyō no yō datta.
- He did not get the lively feeling that the morning's activities in the big city have just begun; the whole place felt like nothing more than a big stage setting, and the people in motion seemed like puppets.
- 大都市の朝の活動が始まつたばかりといふいきいきした感じは受けずに、全體が大きな裝置だけの感じで、動いてゐる人間も操り人形のやうだつた。
References
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN