にんぎょう
Meanings
Noun
1. doll; puppet; figure
Kanji used
person
shape
Pitch accent
んぎょう
Top 1800
Used in vocabulary (47 in total)
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
waxwork; wax model
Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku)
doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers; beautiful but stupid girl
hand puppet; glove puppet
waxwork; wax model
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
Boys' May Festival dolls
toy soldier; soldier figurine
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
puppetoon; stop-motion animation with puppets
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
puppet with a moving mouth
var. of puppet popular in the Edo period
paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman (modelled)
tile figure; ceramic figurine
Examples (53 in total)
My sister is playing with a doll.
The girl hugged her doll.
Kate is dressing her doll.