Related words 百ひゃく 姓しょう 百姓 can be a neutral term for farmer, but it can also carry derogatory nuances. ど百姓 is explicitly and strongly derogatory due to the prefix ど .
農のう 民みん 農民 is a neutral, standard term for farmer or peasant, without derogatory connotations.
Written forms ど 百びゃく 姓しょう
Standard mixed kana-kanji spelling. The prefix ど is derogatory.
土ど 百びゃく 姓しょう
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling; the kanji 土 ('earth') is used phonetically for ど . Rarely used in modern writing.
ド 百びゃく 姓しょう
Katakana spelling of the prefix ど , sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Etymology The prefix ど is a derogatory intensifier, possibly related to the prefix ど - in words like ど真ん中 (dead center) or どぎつい (harsh). The exact origin is uncertain. 百姓 originally meant 'common people' or 'farmers'.
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