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奴隷根性 (doreikonjou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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ど
隷れい
根こん
性じょう
だ
。
He never talks back to his boss no matter what. It's like he has a slave mentality.
If you're ingrained with a servile character, you can't come up with free ideas.
Kanji 隷 slave, servant, prisoner 根 root, radical, head (pimple) Related words 卑ひ 屈くつ 卑屈 describes a cringing, obsequious attitude in a specific situation, while 奴隷根性 implies a deep-seated, personality-level servility.
従じゅう 順じゅん 従順 means obedient or docile, often with a neutral or positive nuance (e.g., a well-behaved child), whereas 奴隷根性 is always derogatory.
Etymology Compound of 奴隷 (slave) and 根性 (nature, spirit). The term is a straightforward metaphor for a slavish disposition.
