Word Meaning

やつ yatsu

奴 is read as やつ (yatsu) and means thing.

Meaning

English

  1. thing
  2. object
  3. fellow
  4. guy
  5. chap
  6. he
  7. she
  8. him

Reading

Kana

やつ

Romaji

yatsu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6590 Priority B

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

10

かれはほんとうにいいやつだ。

He is a really good guy.

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.

やつはいったいどこへいったんだ。

Where on earth did that guy go?

あのやつはいつもうそをつく。

That fellow always tells lies.

かれはおもしろいやつだよ。

He's a funny fellow.

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.

はらのたつやつだ。

What an annoying guy.

やつがくるのをまとう。

Let's wait for that guy to come.

こまったやつだな。

He's a troublesome fellow.

What a strange guy!