Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Pronoun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)

      2. 2.

        chivalrous man (Edo period)

      3. 3.

        cubed tofu (often served cold)

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      4. 4.

        kite shaped like an Edo-period footman

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      5. 5.

        Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants

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      6. 6.

        enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)

    2. Pronoun

      1. 7.

    All Forms

    奴 【やっこ】

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    Examples

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      この(やっこ)主人(しゅじん)(だれ)ですか?

      Who is the master of this servant?

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      あの(やっこ)(わたし)下僕(げぼく)である。

      That guy is my servant.

      • N2

      この(ちい)さな正方形(せいほうけい)豆腐(とうふ)(やっこ)()ばれている。

      This small cubed tofu is called 'yakko'.

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      沢山(たくさん)(はたら)いたとしても、(やっこ)という身分(みぶん)から解放(かいほう)される(こと)はない。

      Even if I work a lot, I will never be freed from the status of being a servant.

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      主人(しゅじん)許可(きょか)()てからでないと(やっこ)外出(がいしゅつ)をする(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      The servant cannot go out until he gets permission from his master.

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