人形

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term
人 形

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Sinitic 人形.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

人形 (hiragana にんぎょう, romaji ningyō, historical hiragana にんぎゃう)

  1. a doll
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Compound of 人 (hito, “person”) +‎ 形 (kata, “shape, form”). The kata changes to gata due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Kun'yomi.
  • IPA: /hi.to.ga.ta/, [çito̞gätä], [çito̞ŋätä]

Noun [edit]

人形 (hiragana ひとがた, romaji hitogata)

  1. a doll
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