noun
live decoy (hunting)
Specifically a live animal used to lure game in hunting contexts.
猟師はおとりの鴨を使って野生の鴨をおびき寄せた。
The hunter used a live decoy duck to lure wild ducks.
noun
decoy; bait; lure; stool pigeon
Extended figurative use: a person or thing used to lure someone into a trap, often in criminal or undercover contexts.
警察はおとりを使って犯人をおびき出した。
The police used a decoy to lure out the criminal.
詐欺グループはおとりとして偽
The fraud ring used a fake investment story as bait.
Rare kanji form, literally 'decoy bird'.
Derived from the verb おとる (to lure, to decoy). The kanji 囮 is a kokuji (Japanese-made character) combining 口 (mouth) and 化 (change, transform), suggesting something that transforms or deceives through the mouth (call).