影武者

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

• Yutōyomi
• (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) 

1. 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

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN