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.

      servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)

    2. Noun

      2.

      chivalrous man (Edo period)

    3. Noun

      3.

      cubed tofu (often served cold)

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    4. Noun

      4.

      kite shaped like an Edo-period footman

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    5. Noun

      5.

      Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants

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    6. Noun

      6.

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

    7. Pronoun

      7.

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    奴 【やっこ】

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      この(やっこ)主人(しゅじん)(だれ)ですか?

      Who is the owner of this guy? {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}

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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. {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}

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      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 square tofu is called 'yakko'. {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}

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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. {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}

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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。

      He cannot go out until he gets permission from his master. {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}

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