からくり
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Mechanismus; Vorrichtung; Getriebe; Maschinerie
2. Intrige; Täuschung; Taschenspieltrick
3. Trick; Kniff; Finte; Kunstgriff
Irregular okurigana
Kanji used
entangle
spin
Pitch accent
らくり
くり
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
puppet powered by (falling) water; water-powered contrivance; show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)