Word Meaning 絡繰り

からくり karakuri

絡繰り is read as からくり (karakuri) and means mechanical doll.

Meaning

English

  1. mechanical doll
  2. string puppet
  3. trick
  4. dodge
  5. mechanism
  6. machinery
  7. contrivance
  8. device

Reading

Kana

からくり

Romaji

karakuri

Writing Variants

  • 機関 からくり karakuri
  • 絡繰 からくり karakuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 114495 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

資金繰り

しきんぐり

fundraising

やり繰り

やりくり

making do

手繰り

てぐり

dragnet

繰り上がり

くりあがり

increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)

金繰り

かねぐり

financing

入り繰り

いりくり

incorrect assignment (e.g. entering against the wrong account, delivering to the wrong location)

下衆の勘繰り

げすのかんぐり

putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions)

座繰り

ざぐり

hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)

順繰り

じゅんぐり

in turns

絡む

からむ

to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter)