傀儡女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
傀	儡	女
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji	Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppet”) +‎ 女 (me, “woman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝme̞]

Noun

傀儡女 (hiragana くぐつめ, rōmaji kugutsume)

a female artisan who wandered from place to place entertaining and performing with a puppet
a prostitute

Synonyms

(prostitute): See Thesaurus:娼婦

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