傀儡

かいらい

Also written くぐつ

Meanings

1. Noun puppet; marionette
2. puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; stooge; dummy
3. prostitute

Kanji

• 傀 large. Read as カイ.
• 儡 defeat. Read as ライ.

Words containing 傀儡

• 傀儡政権 (かいらいせいけん) puppet government
• 傀儡国家 (かいらいこっか) puppet state
• 傀儡師 (かいらいし) puppeteer

And 1 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists