人形(にんぎょう)

にんぎょう
noun
doll, puppet
1. doll, puppet, figure
A small model of a human figure.
人形(にんぎょう)で遊(あそ)ぶ。
To play with dolls.
娘(むすめ)に人形(にんぎょう)を買(か)った。
I bought a doll for my daughter.
日本(にほん)の伝統的(でんとうてき)な人形(にんぎょう)はとても美(うつく)しい。
Traditional Japanese dolls are very beautiful.
祖母(そぼ)の家(いえ)には古(ふる)い人形(にんぎょう)がたくさん飾(かざ)ってある。
At my grandmother's house, many old dolls are on display.
日本(にほん)では3月(がつ)3日(にち)のひな祭(まつ)りに女(おんな)の子(こ)のために人形(にんぎょう)を飾(かざ)る習慣(しゅうかん)がある。
In Japan, there's a custom of displaying dolls for girls on March 3rd, the Hinamatsuri festival.

人形(にんぎょう) means doll, puppet, or figure - any small model of a human form.

TYPES OF DOLLS:

  • ひな人形(にんぎょう): Hina dolls (for Girls' Day)
  • 日本(にほん)人形(にんぎょう): traditional Japanese doll
  • 操(あやつ)り人形(にんぎょう): puppet (marionette)
  • ぬいぐるみ: stuffed animal/plush toy

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

CULTURAL NOTE:
ひな祭(まつ)り (Hinamatsuri/Girls' Day) on March 3rd features elaborate displays of ひな人形(にんぎょう), traditional dolls representing the imperial court.

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