道化師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	化	師
どう Grade: 2	け Grade: 3	し Grade: 5
goon

Alternative forms

道外師

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) どーけし [dòókéꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [do̞ːke̞ɕi]

Noun

道化師 (hiragana どうけし, rōmaji dōkeshi, historical hiragana だうけし)

a clown (performance artist working in a circus)
Synonym: ピエロ (piero)
- 2000 January 27, “闇やみ・道どう化け師しのサギー [Treekster, the Dark Clown]”, in Vol.7, Konami:
  
  どこからともなく現 (あらわ)れる道 (どう)化 (け)師 (し)。不 (ふ)思 (し)議 (ぎ)な動 (うご)きで攻 (こう)撃 (げき)をかわす。
  Doko kara to mo naku arawareru dōkeshi. Fushigi na ugoki de kōgeki o kawasu.
  A clown who pops up out of nowhere and dodges attacks with wacky movements.

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