奴婢

ぬひ

Also written どひ

Meanings

1. Noun slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants
2. male and female servants; manservants and maids

Kanji

• 奴 guy
• 婢 maidservant. Read as ヒ.

Words containing 奴婢

• 官奴婢 (かんぬひ) government-owned slave
• 私奴婢 (しぬひ) privately owned slave
• 公奴婢 (くぬひ) government-owned slave

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