人形家

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人 形 家
にん
Grade: 1 		ぎょう
Grade: 2 		か
Grade: 2
goon kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 人形 (ningyō, “doll”) +‎ 家 (-ka, “-er, maker”).

This term is rare, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋʲɡʲo̞ːka̠]

Noun

人(にん)形(ぎょう)家(か) • (ningyōka) 

  1. (rare) someone who makes dolls as a profession: a dollmaker
    Synonyms: (more common) 人形師 (ningyōshi), 人形作家 (ningyō sakka)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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