かい
傀
らい
儡
し
師

noun

  1. puppeteer, puppet player.
  2. wirepuller, string-puller, man behind the scenes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
傀
らい
儡
し
師
 傀儡師 かいらいし
くぐつ
傀儡
し
師
 傀儡師 くぐつし
くぐつ
傀儡
し
子
 傀儡子 くぐつし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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カイ　おおき.い (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
ghost, devil
おに　キ (Early Jr. High, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ　フチ　ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
defeat
ライ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
fields divided by dikes
ルイ　ライ　スイ
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
expert, teacher, master
シ　いくさ　のし (5th, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to go round, to make a circuit, to make a revolution
ソウ　めぐ.る
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)