JLPT N4 · Noun

人形 (ningyou)

人形 (にんぎょう, ningyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “doll; puppet”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: にんぎょう
Romaji: ningyou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

doll; puppet; marionette · noun
puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man · noun

Example sentences

メアリーは私にアメリカの人形をくれた。

Mary gave me an American doll.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 人形

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

shape, form, styleケイ・ギョウ・かた・-がた · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 人形.

人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulationご主人ごしゅじんyour husband詩人しじんpoet商人しょうにんmerchant人工じんこうartificial人種じんしゅrace (of people)人生じんせい(one's) life

Source: JMdict entry 1367120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.