彼奴

/ajat͡su/ → /ait͡su/

Shift from older ayatsu reading below. Appears from at least the 1500s.[1][2][3][4]

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) あいつ [àítsú] (Heiban – [0])[3][5][4]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠it͡sɨᵝ]

彼奴 (hiragana あいつ, rōmaji aitsu)

1. (informal) that guy, girl, or thing over there

   あいつ本当嫌 (ほんとうきら)い。

   Aitsu hontō kirai.

   I really hate that guy/girl.

   • 1988 July 30 [Jul 25 1984], Fujiko F. Fujio, “ふたりぼっち [Altwo]”, in ポストの中の明日 [Post-Mid-Tomorrow] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 2), volume 2 (fiction), 10th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 177:

     「足あし腰こしをきたえてあ﹅い﹅つ﹅をぶん投なげてみたかったんだ」

     “Ashikoshi o kitaete AITSU o bunnagete mitakattan da”

     “I trained my legs so that I could beat HIM in wrestling”

   • 2002 March 9, Hotta, Yumi; Obata, Takeshi, “第だい131局きょく　試ためされる伊い角すみ [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 68:

     楽 (レェ)平 (ピン)⁉アイツに負 (ま)けた⁉

     Rē Pin⁉ Aitsu ni maketa⁉

     Le Ping⁉ You lost to that brat⁉

   • 2005 January 10, Izawa, Hiroshi; Yamada, Kotaro, “第だい35話わ　永えい遠えんの兄きょう妹だい [Chapter 35: Eternal Brotherhood]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 9 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 111–112:

     もう立 (た)つな　自 (じ)分 (ぶん)でもわかっているはずだ　次 (つぎ)に立 (た)ったら…………………死 (し)ぬぞ

     Mō tatsu na Jibun de mo wakatte iru hazu da Tsugi ni tattara………… ………Shinu zo

     Don’t try to stand up. You know what’s gonna happen. If you stand up………… ………you’ll die

     …うるせえ　うぐっ…し…死 (し)ねる…かよ……あいつの…あいつの……あいつの！ジェミーの仇 (かたき)を取 (と)るまで…‼

     …Urusē Ugu'… Shi…Shineru… ka yo…… Aitsu no… Aitsu no…… Aitsu no! Jemī no kataki o toru made…‼

     …Shut up. Argh… I…I won’t… die… not yet… not yet…… Not yet! Not until I avenge Jemmie’s death

Slightly derogatory, or used to poke fun at someone as between close friends.

Compound of 彼 (a, “that, over there”, distal pronoun, indicating something far from both speaker and listener) +‎ 奴 (yatsu, “guy, girl, thing”). Appears from the mid-1200s.[1][2][3]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) あやつ [àyátsú] (Heiban – [0])[3][4]
  • (Tokyo) あ​やつ [áꜜyàtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • (Tokyo) あや​つ [àyáꜜtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[4]
  • IPA^(key): [a̠ja̠t͡sɨᵝ]

彼奴 (hiragana あやつ, rōmaji ayatsu)

1. (informal, dated) that guy, girl, or thing over there

Slightly derogatory.

/kajat͡su/ → /kjat͡su/

Shift from older kayatsu below. Appears from the early 1200s.[1][2][3]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) きゃ​つ [kyáꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
  • IPA^(key): [kʲa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

彼奴 (hiragana きゃつ, rōmaji kyatsu)

1. (informal, masculine speech) that guy, girl, or thing over there
   • 2014, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

     きゃつらめ……　数 (すう)千 (せん)年 (ねん)前 (まえ)の　異 (い)常 (じょう)気 (き)象 (しょう)を　調 (しら)べて　どうするつもりだ……

     Kyatsurame…… sū-sen-nen-mae no ijō kishō o shirabete dō suru tsumori da……

     What on earth are they up to, investigating extreme weather that happened thousands of years ago?

Slightly derogatory, or used to poke fun at someone as between close friends.

• 彼 (きゃ)奴 (つ)輩 (ばら) (kyatsubara)

Compound of 彼 (ka, “that, over there”, distal pronoun, indicating something far from both speaker and listener; precursor to modern a) +‎ 奴 (yatsu, “guy, girl, thing”). Appears from the late 900s.[1][2][3]

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ja̠t͡sɨᵝ]

彼奴 (hiragana かやつ, rōmaji kayatsu)

1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) that guy, girl, or thing over there

Slightly derogatory.

/kajat͡su/ → /kait͡su/

Shift from older kayatsu above. Appears during the Muromachi period (1336–1573), then falls out of use.[1]

• (Irregular reading)
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠it͡sɨᵝ]

彼奴 (hiragana かいつ, rōmaji kaitsu)

1. (obsolete) that guy, girl, or thing over there

Slightly derogatory.