やつ (yakkoyatsu)

servant, fellow / chap; guy; thing

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 1
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Meaning

(やっこ / やつ, yakkoyatsu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “servant, fellow / chap; guy; thing”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

やつは ひとことかない

That guy doesn't do as he is told.

あんな奴と一緒にしないで!

Don't compare me to that guy! // Don't lump me in with someone like that! // Don't put me together with someone like that!

右から4人目の奴、俺の弟なんだ。

The fourth guy from the right is my little brother.

あんな奴に親切にしてやることはない。

There is no need to be kind to a guy like that.