ピエロ
ぴえろ
noun
clown; pierrot
1.
clown; pierrot
A clown or comic entertainer, especially one with a white-painted face. Also used figuratively to mean someone who is made a fool of or plays a ridiculous role.
サーカスのピエロが面白い。
The circus clown is funny.
彼はいつもピエロ役を引き受ける。
He always takes on the role of the clown.
みんなに笑われて、まるでピエロのようだった。
Everyone laughed at me, and I felt like a clown.
USAGE:
ピエロ comes from French "Pierrot." In Japanese, it is used both literally for circus clowns and figuratively for someone who ends up looking foolish or being the butt of a joke.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ピエロ役 (the clown role; the fool's role)
- ピエロになる (to end up looking like a fool)
- 道化師 (synonym — more formal term for clown)