影武者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
影	武	者
かげ Grade: S	む Grade: 5	しゃ Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
影武者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かげむしゃ [kàgémúshá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) かげむしゃ [kàgémúꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][3]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡe̞mɯ̟ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

影(かげ)武(む)者(しゃ) • (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.

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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