How to say 'Slave' in Japanese | 奴隷

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The Japanese word for Slave is 'Dorei', written as 奴隷 in Japanese.'Slave' in hiragana is どれい.

word

奴隷

Meaning

Slave

Reading

どれい

dorei

Kanji

奴Servant, Dude 隷Slave

Explanation

The Japanese noun '奴隷 (どれい)' refers to a 'slave', someone who is owned by another person and forced to work without personal freedom. Historically, it was used to describe individuals in servitude, often in contexts of forced labor or subjugation. In modern usage, it can also metaphorically describe someone who is excessively controlled or dominated by another, such as in a relationship or by societal pressures. Example sentences: He was treated like a slave「彼は奴隷のように扱われた」(かれはどれいのようにあつかわれた). Many people were enslaved during that era「その時代には多くの人々が奴隷にされた」(そのじだいにはおおくのひとびとがどれいにされた).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4150

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 奴隷

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

奴

Meaning

Servant, Dude

kanji

隷

Meaning

Slave

Words Related to 奴隷 Through the Kanji 奴

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 奴 as well.

word

奴

Meaning

Thing, Guy

word

彼奴

Meaning

That guy

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