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：2026/01/04
傀儡
Hiragana
かいらい / くぐつ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
人形を操って演じさせること、またはその人形。比喩的に、他人に思い通りに操られている人や組織などを指す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほかのひとにいわれたとおりにうごくひとや、ひもでうごくにんぎょう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
木偶；人偶 / 受人操纵者；名义领袖 / 操偶师；木偶师
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
木偶 / 受人操控者 / 傀儡政權
Korean Meaning
꼭두각시 / 괴뢰 / 인형사
Vietnamese Meaning
con rối; bù nhìn / người điều khiển rối; nghệ nhân múa rối (đồng nghĩa với 傀儡師)
Tagalog Meaning
papet / tau-tauhan / taong sunud-sunuran
Sense（1）
a puppet
Sense（2）
Synonym of 傀儡師 (kairaishi, “puppetmaster”)
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Quizzes for review
a puppet / Synonym of 傀儡師 (kairaishi, “puppetmaster”)
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傀儡
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He is nothing more than a puppet of politics.
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彼は政治の傀儡に過ぎない。
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