pronoun
you (plural); you all
Archaic second-person plural pronoun with derogatory nuance. Used in old texts to address a group contemptuously. Not used in modern Japanese.
古い軍記物語では、敵に向かって「爾等」と呼びかける場面がある。
In old war tales, there are scenes where enemies are addressed as 'you lot' using 爾等.
Archaic kanji form; 爾 is an old character for 'you' and 等 is a plural suffix.
Variant using kana for the plural suffix.
Contains outdated kanji 儞.
From おれ (archaic second-person pronoun) + plural suffix ら. The kanji 爾 and 儞 are old characters for 'you'.