| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 人形 | にんぎょう |
Pronunciation: ningyō
How to Say It Outloud: neen-gyoh
Usage: The word '人形' is the most common term for 'doll' in Japanese.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私の妹は人形で遊ぶのが好きです。
私の妹は人形で遊ぶのが好きです。Example Sentence English:My sister likes to play with dolls.
My sister likes to play with dolls.| Katakana |
|---|
| ドール |
Pronunciation: dōru
How to Say It Outloud: do-ru
Usage: 'ドール' is a katakana transcription of the English word 'doll' and is used less frequently, often in contexts related to Western dolls or in advertisements.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼女はバービードールが大好きです。
彼女はバービードールが大好きです。Example Sentence English:She loves Barbie dolls.
She loves Barbie dolls.Dictionary
人形にんぎょうCommon wordjlpt-n4
Noun- doll; puppet; marionette
- puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
- Ningyou
- Doll
木偶の坊でくのぼう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- doll; puppet
Noun
- blockhead; idiot; useless person; good-for-nothing
ドールドール
Noun- doll
- dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
- Dole (France); Dall; Doelle; Dor
- Dhole
ドルドルCommon word
Noun- dollar
- money; cash
- Dor (Israel)
- Dollar
雛ひよこCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- young bird; chick; fledgling
- greenhorn; fledgeling; novice; rookie
偶人ぐうじん
Noun- puppet; doll
達磨だるま
Noun- daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted
- Bodhidharma
- prostitute
- Bodhidharma
ひなCommon word
Noun- young bird; chick; fledgling
- hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
抱き人形だきにんぎょう
Noun- cuddly doll; hug-me doll; soft-bodied huggable doll
起き上がりこぼしおきあがりこぼし
Noun- tumbler; self-righting doll
- Okiagari-koboshi
菊人形きくにんぎょう
Noun- doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers
市松人形いちまつにんぎょう
Noun- ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
雛人形ひなにんぎょう
Noun- hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
女雛めびな
Noun- Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
木目込人形きめこみにんぎょう
Noun- wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
小芥子こけし
Noun- limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
ビスクドールビスクドール
Noun- bisque doll
日本人形にほんにんぎょう
Noun- Japanese-style doll; doll with traditional Japanese clothing
- Japanese traditional dolls
着せ替え人形きせかえにんぎょう
Noun- dress-up doll
- Fashion doll
てるてる坊主てるてるぼうず
Noun- paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- Teru teru bozu
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