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symbolism
Aug 4, 2006, 08:44
can any one tell me what this means?
doinkies
Aug 4, 2006, 08:52
That is the kanji for やつ (yatsu), which is usually used to mean "guy" nowadays, but historically meant "(male) slave" or "manservant".
Gaijinian
Aug 4, 2006, 09:02
Or "thing"
... or maybe not?
GaijinPunch
Aug 4, 2006, 12:44
Or "thing"
... or maybe not?

Thing works.
Gaijinian
Aug 4, 2006, 23:28
Thoght so, but I was not exactly sure it used the kanji.
cursore
Aug 4, 2006, 23:39
奴 【やつ】
(n) (vulg) fellow,guy,chap,(P)

I simply love David H translator....
Mike Cash
Aug 4, 2006, 23:50
奴 【やつ】
(n) (vulg) fellow,guy,chap,(P)
I simply love David H translator....

Any relation to Jesus H christ?
Uncle Frank
Aug 5, 2006, 03:25
Looks like it would make a "great" tattoo ?

Uncle frank

:blush:
blade_bltz
Aug 8, 2006, 13:20
Yatsu is one of my favorite words in the entire language
Hiroyuki Nagashima
Aug 8, 2006, 15:39
Another phonetic symbol.
"YAKKO"
It is a manservant of a samurai family of the Edo era.
http://www.sanin-chuo.co.jp/photo/0429/5809710041.jpg
"奴凧(YAKKO DAKO)"
The kite which imitated YAKKO
http://www.kachispo.com/k/244/2.jpg
"奴豆腐(YAKKO TOUFU)"
Because a pattern of clothes of YAKKO is square,
Square tofu is "YAKKO TOUFU"
http://www.ootoya.com/menu/images/grand/side_05.jpg