人擬き

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
もど
Grade: S
kun'yomi
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Etymology

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From (hito, person) +‎ 擬き (modoki, imitation, the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (もど) (modoku, to imitate, to copy).).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひと)(もど) (hitomodoki

  1. (derogatory) subhuman, pseudo-human
    奴隷貿易(どれいぼうえき)時代(じだい)黒人(こくじん)人擬(ひともど)(あつか)された。
    Dorei bōeki no jidai ni kokujin wa hitomodoki atsukai sareta.
    In the age of the slave trade, black people were treated like subhumans.
    (つま)いつもわし人擬(ひともど)みたい(あつか)いされてうんざりじゃけん。
    Tsuma ni itsumo washi ga hitomodoki mitai na atsukai sarete unzari jaken.
    I'm tired of getting treated like a subhuman by my wife.