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道化師

Reading

Kana: どうけし
Romaji: doukeshi
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Definition

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a clown

See also: ピエロ

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

Example Sentences

道化師(どうけし)はこっけいな(かお)をした。
➥The clown made a funny face.
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(かれ)らはみな道化師(どうけし)みたいなかっこうをしていた。
➥They were all done up like clowns.
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サーカスの道化師(どうけし)子供(こども)たちを(たの)しませた。
➥The clown at the circus pleased my children.
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彼女(かのじょ)道化師(どうけし)仕草(しぐさ)()ていまにも(わら)()しそうだった。
➥She was on the point of laughing at the clown's actions.
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