人形

Noun

 * 1) human shape or appearance
 * 2) doll; puppet

Etymology 1
From compound.

Noun

 * 1) doll; puppet
 * 2) a picture of someone's appearance
 * 3)  a puppet, one who carries out actions for someone else
 * 4)  a tailor's dummy, a mannequin
 * 1)  a puppet, one who carries out actions for someone else
 * 2)  a tailor's dummy, a mannequin

Usage notes
For the general sense of, the ningyō reading appears to be more common.

Coordinate terms

 * : a paper doll

Derived terms

 * : a dollmaker
 * : a doll displayed at Hinamatsuri
 * : a doll displayed at the Japanese Children's Day
 * : a traditional Japanese doll
 * : a traditional Japanese mechanized puppet
 * : a straw doll
 * : a marionette
 * : a nutcracker doll

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) a human shape
 * 2) a doll
 * 3) a tailor's dummy, a mannequin
 * 4) a proxy, a representative
 * 5) a person's appearance
 * 6) a description or sketch of a person, as in a wanted poster created by the police