奴 – guy, slave, manservant

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The kanji 奴 means guy, slave, manservant, fellow. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ド (do); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is やつ、やっこ (yatsu, yakko). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 女 (no. 38).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ド	do
Kun’yomi	やつ	yatsu
Kun’yomi	やっこ	yakko

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 女 (Kangxi radical 38). Components: 女・又.

Words using 奴

奴やつfellow

Example sentences

欠点はあるけれども、彼はいい奴だ。

For all his faults, he is a good fellow.

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Kanji with the same radical

女委始好姿婦妻婚妥威妙娘嫌妊妹姉

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