"木偶の坊" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [de̞kɯ̟no̞bo̞ː] Forms: 木偶の坊 [canonical] (ruby: 木偶(でく), (ぼう)), dekunobō [romanization]
Etymology: Phrase consisting of 木偶 (deku, “wooden puppet”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 坊 (bō, term of endearment). The deku portion is of unknown origin and may have arisen as a standalone term later than as a part of a compound. Theories include: * Alteration from 出狂坊/出来坊 (dekurubō), used synonymously, in turn from 出狂坊 (dekuruibō), literally "little one who has gone mad". * From 手 (te, “hand”) + 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppet”) + の + 坊, through dekurubō. * From Sino-Japanese 泥偶 (deigū, “clay doll”) + の + 坊. The third theory is problematic semantically and does not account for the intermediary dekurubō pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|木偶|の|坊|pos2=possessive particle|pos3=term of endearment|t1=wooden puppet|tr1=deku|tr2=no|tr3=bō}} 木偶 (deku, “wooden puppet”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 坊 (bō, term of endearment), {{compound|ja|手|傀儡|の|坊|t1=hand|t2=puppet|tr1=te|tr2=kugutsu}} 手 (te, “hand”) + 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppet”) + の + 坊, {{compound|ja|泥偶|の|坊|t1=clay doll|tr1=deigū}} 泥偶 (deigū, “clay doll”) + の + 坊 Head templates: {{ja-noun|でくのぼう}} 木偶(でく)の坊(ぼう) • (dekunobō)
  1. doll, puppet Categories (topical): People, Puppets
    Sense id: en-木偶の坊-ja-noun-uxrjDHm2 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of Puppets: 98 2 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 86 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 85 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 75 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 58 42 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 86 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. useless person
    Sense id: en-木偶の坊-ja-noun-GfIp6dx0
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          "english": "He is no better than a fool.",
          "roman": "Kare wa dekunobō ni suginai.",
          "ruby": [
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              "彼",
              "かれ"
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              "木偶",
              "でく"
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    }
  ],
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