Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    doll; puppet

    Usually written using kana alone

    彼はでくの坊にすぎない。
    He is no better than a fool.
  2. blockhead; idiot; useless person; good-for-nothing

    Usually written using kana aloneDerogatory

Also written でくの坊【でくのぼう】木偶の棒【でくのぼう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tree, wood

Kun
こ-
On
ボクモク
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
317 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

もと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3SKIP code
4a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
4090.0Four corner code
1864deroo
6728Unicode hex code
1-44-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2531New Nelson (John Haig)
3450New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4261Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2149Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2901Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
195Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
207Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
109Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
17Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14415Morohashi
69A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
22Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15sakade
60Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
17henshall3
36Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
255crowley
20Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1045Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
199Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mog, moKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind

Kun
たま
On
グウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1602 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-2-9, 1-2-8SKIP code
2a9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2622.7Four corner code
2153deroo
5076Unicode hex code
1-22-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
508Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
274New Nelson (John Haig)
132New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
150Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
100Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
115Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1955Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2105Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1708A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1112Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
899XMorohashi
1185A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1639Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1752Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
331Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1409Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1240Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
117Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1974Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ou3Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

boy, priest's residence, priest

On
ボウボッ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1832 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3b4.1The Kanji Dictionary
4012.7Four corner code
1445deroo
574aUnicode hex code
1-43-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1062Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
986New Nelson (John Haig)
233New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
274Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
205Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
492Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
531Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1203A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
389Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1676Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4924Morohashi
1807A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1858Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2014Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
430Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1109Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
782Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
371Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
503Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1, fang2Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level