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    3. 売国奴

    売国奴

    売ばい国こく奴ど

    traitor (to one's country)

    KMT10News #46+1Ref L2NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ばいこくど

    Noun

    1.
    traitor (to one's country), quisling
    derogatory

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    彼かれは売ばい国こく奴どと呼よばれた。

    He was called a traitor.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    戦せん時じ中ちゅう、売ばい国こく奴どと見みなされた人ひと々びとは厳きびしい処しょ罰ばつを受うけた。

    During wartime, those deemed traitors received severe punishment.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistory
    敵てき国こくに通つうじた彼かれは、国こく民みんから売ばい国こく奴どと罵ののしられた。

    Having communicated with the enemy nation, he was reviled as a traitor by the people.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの政せい策さくは、一いち部ぶの国こく民みんから売ばい国こく奴ど的てきだと批ひ判はんされた。

    His policies were criticized by some citizens as being traitorous.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは自じ国こくの利り益えきを顧かえりみず、他た国こくの利り益えきを優ゆう先せんしたため、売ばい国こく奴どの烙らく印いんを押おされた。

    He disregarded his own country's interests and prioritized those of other nations, earning him the label of traitor.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    売
    う.る・う.れる…(4)
    sell
    国
    くに…(3)
    country
    奴
    やつ・やっこ…(2)
    guy・slave・manservant・fellow
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