Kanji

奴

奴

guy, slave, manservant, fellow

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ド

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

やつ, やっこ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ぬい

Common Readings

ド

Example sentences

奴 やつ
あんな奴とはもう二度と口をきかない。

I will never talk to a guy like that again.

奴隷 どれい
古代ローマでは多くの奴隷が過酷な労働を強いられていた。

In ancient Rome, many slaves were forced into harsh labor.

奴等 やつら
奴等はまた何か悪巧みをしているに違いない。

Those guys must be up to some mischief again.

彼奴 あいつ
彼奴ならきっと時間通りに来るはずだ

If it's him, he'll surely come on time.

性奴隷 せいどれい
性奴隷の被害者を支援する団体が活動している。

Groups supporting victims of sexual slavery are active.

奴ら やつら
奴らはどこへ行ったんだ？

Where did those guys go?

やつら やつら
奴らには負けたくない。

I don't want to lose to those guys.

Example Vocabulary

奴

やつ

guy; fellow; chap; thing; object

奴隷

どれい

slave

奴等

やつら

those guys; they

奴隷商人

どれいしょうにん

彼奴

あいつ

that guy; he; she (informal/derogatory)

守銭奴

しゅせんど

性奴隷

せいどれい

sex slave

彼奴ら

あいつら

奴ら

やつら

they; those guys

此奴

こいつ

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