noun

  1. chief puppeteer (bunraku), manipulates the head and right arm.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
主遣い おもづかい
使
 
主使い おもづかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dispatch, despatch, send
つか.う ケン や.る (7th, N1)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
terraced hill