三さん人にん遣づかい

noun

three-person puppet operation (bunraku)

Refers to the traditional bunraku technique where three puppeteers work together to manipulate a single large puppet. The term is specific to the context of Japanese puppet theater.

• 文ぶん楽らくでは、三さん人にん遣づかいで一いっ体たいの人にん形ぎょうを操あやつる。

  In bunraku, a single puppet is manipulated by three-person operation.