LingakuFrequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
- wooden doll
- blockhead; good-for-nothing
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- wooden doll
- blockhead; good-for-nothing
This meaning refers to a literal wooden puppet or doll, often used in plays or as a toy.
This meaning is used to describe someone who is perceived as foolish, inept, or lacking in usefulness.
Generated collocations (experimental)
でくのぼう木偶の坊のようなlike a blockheadでくのぼう木偶の坊をえんじる演じるto play the part of a good-for-nothingでくのぼう木偶の坊とよばれる呼ばれるto be called a wooden doll/blockheadでくのぼう木偶の坊みたいlike a good-for-nothingでくのぼう木偶の坊のようにlike a wooden doll, lifelesslyでくのぼう木偶の坊になれるto become a blockheadでくのぼう木偶の坊のはつげん発言the remarks of a blockheadでくのぼう木偶の坊あつかい扱いされるto be treated like a good-for-nothingでくのぼう木偶の坊をつかう使うto use a wooden doll (figuratively, as in acting mindlessly)
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