Meaning of 奴 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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奴JLPT 1
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Kana Readingやっこ
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Romajiyakko
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
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- Parts of speech
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- chivalrous man (c. Edo period)
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- Parts of speech
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- cubed tofu (often served cold)
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- Parts of speech
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- kite shaped like a footman
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- Parts of speech
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- Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
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- Parts of speech
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- enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
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- Parts of speech
- pronoun
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- he; she; him; her
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Example Sentences
奴, やっこ used in context
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Boston Dynamicsのロボット「RHex」は、いろんな地形を走れるすごいやつです。
Boston Dynamic's robot, RHex, is an amazing piece of work that can run over various terrains.
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What a crank he is!
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Do you think real neurotics really go and call themselves such?
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Is there really any guy who has such a sad face when they mess up?
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Dammit, that pest Nagisa, she really went and snitched on me to the teachers.
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容姿端麗、頭脳明晰、運動神経抜群、家は金持ちで、ついでに学生会の副会長をしてたりもする、いわゆるパーフェクトな奴だ。
Looks, brains, reflexes, rich family and, for good measure, vice president of the student committee - in other words he's 'perfect'.
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