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jmdict 1585480 Active (id: 2155147)
傀儡
かいらいくぐつ
1. [n]
▶ puppet
▶ marionette
▶ dummy
2. [n]
▶ puppeteer
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2592390 傀儡女【くぐつめ】 1. prostitute; geisha
3. (くぐつ only) [n] [arch]
▶ prostitute



History:
6. A 2021-11-01 10:32:03  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Maybe some other time.
5. A* 2021-10-21 08:09:04  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
かいらい nikk ③ 「かいらいし(傀儡師)」の略。
  Comments:
I think we should make it clear that it's both a literal puppet ( あやつり人形 sense 1 nikks)
and the figurative puppet (他人の手先になって思いのままに使われる者。sense 2 nikk)
  Diff:
@@ -20 +19,0 @@
-<stagr>くぐつ</stagr>
4. A 2017-11-21 09:38:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2017-11-05 01:24:23  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, koj
  Comments:
かいらい only applies to the first sense. 
Added sense.
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>marionette</gloss>
@@ -18,0 +20,6 @@
+<stagr>くぐつ</stagr>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>puppeteer</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<stagr>くぐつ</stagr>
2. A 2010-11-08 06:57:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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