やつ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of やつ – see the following entry.
八つ
eight things
Alternative spellings
8つ, やっつ
(This term, やつ (yatsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as やつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as やつ.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling

Pronunciation

Noun

やつ or ヤツ (yatsuやつ (yatu)?

  1. (colloquial, impolite) fellow, chap, guy
    (へん)やつ
    hen na yatsu
    a strange fella
    ()らんやつ
    shiran yatsu
    some dude I don't know
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Pronoun

やつ or ヤツ (yatsuやつ (yatu)?

  1. (colloquial, impolite) he, she
    ヤツ(ころ)せ。
    Yatsu o korose.
    Kill him.

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN