Translation guide
A male servant, especially a personal attendant. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through specific roles like a butler, valet, or general servant, with terms varying by formality and context.
To refer to a male servant in a household or similar setting.
A general term for a male servant or manservant, often used in historical or domestic contexts.
He worked as a manservant at the mansion.
A servant (gender-neutral but can refer to a male servant in context). Often used for domestic servants.
A retainer or servant in a samurai household; historical and feudal context.
To refer to a male personal attendant who helps with dressing, grooming, and daily tasks.
To refer to the chief male servant in a large household, responsible for managing other staff.
A butler or steward; the head servant in a wealthy household. Commonly used in modern Japanese for a butler.
The butler showed the guest into the drawing room.
Loanword from English 'butler', used in modern or Western-style contexts.
Many Japanese servant terms are gender-neutral (e.g., 召使い). Use context or additional words like 男性の (male) to specify gender if needed. 下男 explicitly means male servant.
下男 is a general male servant, while 執事 is a butler or steward, typically the head servant with managerial duties.
The manservant took care of his master's personal needs.
The manservants pledged loyalty to their lord.
俳優にはいつも付き人が同行する。
The actor is always accompanied by a manservant.
彼はホテルでバトラーとして働いている。
He works as a butler at the hotel.