やっこ

Also written 奴

Meanings

1. Noun servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2. chivalrous man (Edo period)
3. cubed tofu (often served cold) See also: 奴豆腐 (やっこどうふ).
4. kite shaped like an Edo-period footman See also: 奴凧 (やっこだこ).
5. Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants See also: 奴頭 (やっこあたま).
6. enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
7. Pronoun he; she; him; her

Words containing やっこ

• わぬけやっこ bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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