影武者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
影	武	者
かげ Grade: S	む Grade: 5	しゃ Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Etymology

影 (kage, “shadow”) +‎ 武者 (musha, “warrior”)

Pronunciation

Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) かげむしゃ [kàgémúshá] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) かげむしゃ [kàgémúꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡe̞mɯ̟ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

影武者 (hiragana かげむしゃ, rōmaji kagemusha)

a body double
- 1999 February 4, “紫シ炎エンの影かげ武む者しゃ [Shien’s Kagemusha]”, in Vol.1, Konami:
  
  シエンに仕 (つか)える影 (かげ)武 (む)者 (しゃ)。鋭 (するど)い切 (き)れ味 (あじ)の名 (めい)刀 (とう)を持 (も)つ。
  Shien ni tsukaeru kagemusha. Surudoi kireaji no meitō o motsu.
  A body double who serves Shien. He wields a legendary fine sword.

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