Word Meaning 奴

やっこ yakko

奴 is read as やっこ (yakko) and means Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants.

Meaning

English

Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
chivalrous man (Edo period)
cubed tofu (often served cold)
enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
he
she

Reading

Kana

やっこ

Romaji

yakko

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

奴隷

どれい

slavery

奴ら

やつら

they

売国奴

ばいこくど

traitor (to one's country)

Example Sentences

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彼は本当にいい奴だ。

かれはほんとうにいいやつだ。

He is a really good guy.

あんな奴の言うことは信じるな。

あんなやつのいうことはしんじるな。

Don't believe what a fellow like that says.

奴は一体どこへ行ったんだ?

やつはいったいどこへいったんだ。

Where on earth did that guy go?

あの奴はいつも嘘をつく。

あのやつはいつもうそをつく。

That fellow always tells lies.

彼は面白い奴だよ。

かれはおもしろいやつだよ。

He's a funny fellow.

彼は奴として主人に仕えた。

かれはやっことしてしゅじんにつかえた。

He served his master as a manservant.

腹の立つ奴だ。

はらのたつやつだ。

What an annoying guy.

奴が来るのを待とう。

やつがくるのをまとう。

Let's wait for that guy to come.

困った奴だな。

こまったやつだな。

He's a troublesome fellow.

変な奴！

What a strange guy!

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