chief puppeteer (bunraku)
In bunraku, the lead puppeteer who operates the head and right arm of the main puppet, often visible on stage. Compare with 三人遣い.
See also: 三人遣い
In bunraku, the chief puppeteer moves the puppet's head and right hand.
Standard kanji spelling for the chief puppeteer in bunraku.
Variant spelling; 遣い is more common in bunraku contexts.
Compound of 主 (omo, 'main') and 遣い (tsukai, 'handler, user'). The reading おもづかい reflects rendaku voicing of つかい to づかい.