あやつ
操
　
り
しば
芝
い
居

noun

  1. puppet show.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あやつ
操
　
り
しば
芝
い
居
 操り芝居 あやつりしばい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

maneuver, manipulate, operate
ソウ　みさお　あやつ.る (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
chirping of birds
ソウ　ショウ　さわ.ぐ
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン　しな　ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
turf, lawn
しば　しは　シ (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
reside, to be, exist
い.る　キョ　お.る (5th, N3)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)