ヒューマノイド

ひゅーまのいど

noun

humanoid; humanoid robot

1. humanoid; humanoid robot

A robot or being with a human-like form, typically having a head, torso, two arms, and two legs. In everyday Japanese it refers almost exclusively to human-shaped robots.

ヒューマノイドが受付(うけつけ)に立(た)っている。

A humanoid is standing at the reception desk.

この会社(かいしゃ)はヒューマノイドの開発(かいはつ)を進(すす)めている。

This company is advancing the development of humanoids.

The latest humanoids resemble humans right down to their facial expressions.

From English "humanoid." In Japanese it is used as a noun for a human-shaped robot, often interchangeably with 人型(ひとがた)ロボット.

Common collocations

ヒューマノイドロボット: humanoid robot
ヒューマノイドを開発(かいはつ)する: to develop a humanoid
二足(にそく)歩行(ほこう)のヒューマノイド: a bipedal humanoid

Similar words

人型(ひとがた): humanoid; human-shaped — a native word for the same idea, common in the compound 人型(ひとがた)ロボット
アンドロイド: android — emphasizes a robot made to look indistinguishable from a real human

Related Words

Compare: 人型(ひとがた) (humanoid)

Compare: アンドロイド (android)

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