Vocab Info

N1 Noun

小者(こもの)young person, servant, errand boy in a samurai family, person of lowly status

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      young person

    2. Noun

      2.

      servant, errand boy in a samurai family

    3. Noun

      3.

      person of lowly status

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    小者 【こもの】

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      小者(こもの)身分(みぶん)(ひく)奉公人(ほうこうにん)のことです。

      A servant refers to someone of lower status who worked in service.

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      武家(ぶけ)雑役(ざつえき)使(つか)われた(ひと)(こと)小者(こもの)()います。

      A those who handled odd jobs for samurai households was known as a servants.

      • N1

      (ぼく)八十(はちじゅっ)(さい)祖父(そふ)(わか)(ひと)のことを小者(こもの)()んでいる。

      My 80-year-old grandfather refers to young people as nobodies.

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      若者(わかもの):「(ぼく)にも名前(なまえ)があるので、小者(こもの)()ばないでください。」

      Young person: 'I have a name too, so please don't call me a nobody.'

      • N1

      (わたし)小者(こもの)として奉公(ほうこう)をするかたわら、俳句(はいく)()むことも生業(なりわい)としています。

      While working as a servant, I also make a living composing haiku.

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