着(き)せ替(か)え人 形(にんぎょう)

きせかえにんぎょう

noun

dress-up doll; a doll designed to be dressed in different outfits

leisure culture

1. dress-up doll; a doll designed to be dressed in different outfits

dress-up doll; a doll designed to be dressed in different outfits

着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)で遊(あそ)ぶ。

Play with a dress-up doll.

娘(むすめ)に着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)をプレゼントした。

I gave my daughter a dress-up doll as a present.

アプリで着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)のように自分(じぶん)のアバターを作(つく)れる。

You can create your own avatar like a dress-up doll using the app.

2. (figurative) a person who is dressed up or styled by others without having a say; someone treated as a mannequin

(figurative) a person who is dressed up or styled by others without having a say; someone treated as a mannequin

着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)じゃないんだから。

I'm not a dress-up doll, you know.

母(はは)に着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)のように服(ふく)を選(えら)ばれるのが嫌(いや)だった。

I hated having my mother pick out my clothes as if I were a dress-up doll.

スタイリストに着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)のように扱(あつか)われて疲(つか)れた。

I got tired of being treated like a dress-up doll by the stylist.

Literally "change-clothes doll." Physical dress-up dolls (like Licca-chan, Japan's equivalent of Barbie) remain popular, and the concept has expanded into digital media — 着(き)せ替(か)えゲーム (dress-up games) are a major genre in mobile apps.

Common collocations

紙(かみ)の着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう) — paper dress-up doll
着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)みたい — like a dress-up doll
着(き)せ替(か)え人形(にんぎょう)遊(あそ)び — playing with dress-up dolls

Usage

The figurative sense often carries a negative connotation — being dressed up by someone else implies a lack of personal agency or being treated as an object for others' amusement.

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Added 2026.4.21 1:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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