Word Meaning 木偶の坊

でくのぼう deku no bou

木偶の坊 is read as でくのぼう (deku no bou) and means doll.

Meaning

English

doll
puppet
blockhead
idiot
useless person
good-for-nothing

Reading

Kana

でくのぼう

Romaji

deku no bou

Writing Variants

でくの坊 でくのぼう dekunobou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 147862 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

木偶

もくぐう

puppet

御出木偶

おででこ

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

木綿

もめん

cotton (material)

木枯らし

こがらし

cold wintry wind

木造

もくぞう

wooden

木材

もくざい

lumber

木炭

もくたん

charcoal

木片

もくへん

block (of wood)

木星

もくせい

Jupiter (planet)

木戸

きど

entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

木版

もくはん

wood-block printing

木管

もっかん

wooden bobbin