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Kanji Detail for 奴 - "servant, yakko, that guy"

奴

  • Meaning

    奴 means "servant, yakko, that guy."

    1. Servant - Slave; person of low status.

    2. Yakko - A male servant in samurai households.

    3. That guy - A contemptuous term for a person.

    4. A contemptuous term - A derogatory word for people or animals.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    guy; slave; manservant; fellow

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    slave, servant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    slave

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    slave, servant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Anciently, daughters of criminals. Those implicated and confiscated by the government for service were called 奴婢. Later, servants and menials sold and taking their master's surname were also called 奴 (slave). | In old times, women's self-reference. Often used in lyrics and drama.
  • Onyomitip

    do(ド) ド

  • Kunyomitip

    yakko(やっこ) やっこ

    yatsu(やつ) やつ

  • Strokestip

    5 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords
    servant slave fellow that guy yakko chap dude bloke person derogatory contemptuous

Sentences including 奴

  • I don't want to respect a man like him.

  • You always try to get what you want.

  • He seems to be a nice fellow.

  • He is always idling about and good for nothing.

  • He seems to be a nice fellow.

  • I don't go by what he says.

  • Don't be a dog.

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