人形師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人 形 師
にん
Grade: 1 		ぎょう
Grade: 2 		し
Grade: 5
goon on'yomi

Etymology

人形(にんぎょう) (ningyō, “doll”) + 師(し) (-shi, “-ist; expert”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にんぎょーし [nìńꜜgyòòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋʲɡʲo̞ːɕi]

Noun

人(にん)形(ぎょう)師(し) • (ningyōshi) 

  1. a dollmaker, a person who makes dolls
    Synonyms: (rare) 人形家 (ningyō-ka), 人形作家 (ningyō sakka)
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