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人形 (にんぎょう) — doll | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

人形

にんぎょう

noun

Meanings

1doll
2figure
3puppet
4marionette
5puppet (person under the control of another)
6straw man
7yes-man

Example sentence

少女は生地の切れ端で人形を作った。

The girl made a doll out of a piece of cloth.

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Kanji in this word

人Person2 strokes 形Shape, Form, Style7 strokes

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Full entry on Jisho

N1

人材じんざい · man of talentN1

人体じんたい · human bodyN1

人ひと · personN5

More words with 形

原形げんけい · original formN1 地形ちけい · landformN1 正方形せいほうけい · squareN2 ～形～けい · shape of ~N2 形式けいしき · formN2 形容詞けいようし · adjectiveN2 形勢けいせい · conditionN1 楕円形だえんけい · elliptical shape

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