傀儡師

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
傀	儡	師
かい Hyōgaiji	らい Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 5
kan’on

From 傀儡 (kairai, “puppet”) +‎ 師 (-shi, “master”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいら​いし [kàíráꜜìshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾa̠iɕi]

Noun

傀(かい)儡(らい)師(し) • (kairaishi) 

1. Synonym of 傀儡子 (kugutsushi, “wandering street puppeteer”)
2. Synonym of 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppetmaster”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
傀	儡	師
くぐつ		し Grade: 5
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji
irregular		on’yomi

Noun

傀儡(くぐつ)師(し) • (kugutsushi) 

1. Alternative spelling of 傀儡子 (“wandering street puppeteer”)
   • 1997 December 16, Yōzaburō Kanari with Satō, Fumiya, “速(はや)水(み)玲(れい)香(か)誘(ゆう)拐(かい)殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)⑨(きゅう) [The Hayami Reika’s Kidnapping Murder Case #9]”, in 金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ) (金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ)) [Young Kindaichi Case Files], volume 27 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, pages 168–169:

     ‥‥‥許(ゆる)せねえ‥不(ふ)満(まん)や憎(にく)しみを利(り)用(よう)して人(ひと)を人(にん)形(ぎょう)のように操(あやつ)り———自(じ)分(ぶん)の作(つく)った犯(はん)罪(ざい)劇(げき)のシナリオを演(えん)じさせて楽(たの)しんでやがる‥‼あいつだけは絶(ぜっ)対(たい)許(ゆる)せねえ！「地(じ)獄(ごく)の傀儡(くぐつ)師(し)」！キサマは必(かなら)ずこの手(て)で捕(つか)まえてやる‼ジッチャンの名(な)にかけて‼

     ‥‥‥Yuruse nē‥ Fuman ya nikushimi o riyō shite hito o ningyō no yō ni ayatsuri——— jibun no tsukutta hanzaigeki no shinario o enjisasete tanoshinde yagaru‥‼ Aitsu dake wa zettai yuruse nē!“Jigoku no Kugutsushi”! Ki-sama wa kanarazu kono te de tsukamaete yaru‼ Jitchan no na ni kakete‼

     …I won’t forgive him… He exploited people’s anger and hate, manipulating them like puppets… He amused himself executing the criminal plays he wrote…! I’ll never forgive him for that! “Puppet Master from Hell”! I will get you if it’s the last thing I do! In my grandpa’s name!