機関からくり
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device
2. trick; dodge
3. mechanical doll; string puppet
Kanji used
machine
connected to
Pitch accent
らくり
くり
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
puppet powered by (falling) water; water-powered contrivance; show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)