影武者

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影武者

noun 陰武者 · かげむしゃ

  1. 敵を欺き、主君の身代わりとなっている武者。
  2. broadly 当事者の代理や替え玉。
  3. 実際に物事を動かしている裏方の人物。

Similar: 傀儡, スケープゴート, 身代わり, 黒子, 黒幕, 腰押し, 策士, 策略家

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {影武者},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%BD%B1%E6%AD%A6%E8%80%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}