(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)(あそ)ぶ。
To play with dolls.
(むすめ)人形(にんぎょう)()った。
I bought a doll for my daughter.
日本(にほん)伝統的(でんとうてき)人形(にんぎょう)はとても(うつく)しい。
Traditional Japanese dolls are very beautiful.
祖母(そぼ)(いえ)には(ふる)人形(にんぎょう)がたくさん(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(がつ)3(にち)のひな(まつ)りに(おんな)()のために人形(にんぎょう)(かざ)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
  • (あやつ)人形(にんぎょう): puppet (marionette)
  • ぬいぐるみ: stuffed animal/plush toy

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 人形(にんぎょう)(あそ)ぶ: to play with dolls
  • 人形(にんぎょう)(かざ)る: to display dolls
  • 人形(にんぎょう)(げき): puppet show

CULTURAL NOTE:
ひな(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.

RELATED:

  • フィギュア: figure (loanword, for collectible figures)