奴
Mnemonic
A woman at a bar sighs as some guy slides into the seat beside her. "Once more," she mutters, shooing him off. But once more, another guy appears. And once more, another. Every night, the same parade of guys she has zero interest in.
Additional thoughts
Visualize the exhausted woman waving away a never-ending stream of random guys, each one arriving once more. Her dismissive attitude mirrors the rough, low-status nuance the kanji carries.Quick recall
A woman mutters 'once more' as yet another guy slides up uninvited.Details
The keyword for 奴 is guy. This kanji refers to a fellow, person, or guy in a casual or sometimes derogatory sense. Historically, it was used to denote a servant or slave, carrying a tone of contempt or low status. In modern Japanese, it is often used colloquially to refer to someone in a rough or informal manner, similar to saying "that guy" or "that one."
- On'yomi
- ど
- Kun'yomi
- やつ、やっこ