くわいらい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くわいらい – see the following entry.
傀儡かいらい
[noun] a puppet
[noun] (by extension) (figurative) a puppet
[noun] clipping of 傀儡師 (kairaishi, puppetmaster)
(This term, くわいらい (kwairai), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)