からくり人にん形ぎょうからくりにんぎょうじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounmechanical doll; automaton; marionette; blind followerLiterally a traditional Japanese mechanical doll or puppet. Figuratively, a person who acts like a puppet, obeying orders without thinking.江え戸ど時じ代だいのからくり人にん形ぎょうは、ぜんまいで動うごいた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerEdo-period mechanical dolls moved by springs.彼かれは上じょう司しの言いいなりで、まるでからくり人にん形ぎょうだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe just does whatever his boss says; he's like a puppet.See all 7 example sentences ›