Word Meaning 木偶

でく deku

木偶 is read as でく (deku) and means puppet.

Meaning

English

  1. puppet
  2. wooden doll
  3. wooden figure
  4. blockhead
  5. good-for-nothing
  6. fool

Reading

Kana

でく

Romaji

deku

Writing Variants

  • 木偶 ぼくぐう bokuguu
  • 木偶 もくぐう mokuguu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 145752 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御出木偶

おででこ

doll used as part of a street performance (Edo period)

木の葉

きのは

leaf (of a tree)

木の実

きのみ

fruit of a tree

木部

もくぶ

wooden part

木馬

もくば

the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

木化

もくか

lignification

木下石

きのしたせき

kinoshitalite

木連格子

きつれごうし

lattice work

木付子

きぶし

early stachyurus (Stachyurus praecox)

木組

きぐみ

wooden framework

木化石

もくかせき

fossil wood