奴

やっこ

[yakko]

Meanings

1.Noun

servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)

2.Noun

chivalrous man (Edo period)

3.Noun

cubed tofu (often served cold)

4.Noun

kite shaped like an Edo-period footman

5.Noun

Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants

6.Noun

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

昔の武家には多くの奴がいたそうだ。

It is said that samurai families had many servants in the past.

奴凧は江戸時代から伝わる伝統的な凧だ。

The yakko kite is a traditional kite from the Edo period.

祭りでは奴の衣装を着た人が練り歩く。

People in servant costumes parade at the festival.