従姉妹

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Grade: 6 Grade: 2 Grade: 2
Irregular

From 愛子 (itoko, close relative), from 愛しい (itoshii, beloved) + (ko, child). The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

従姉妹 (hiragana いとこ, rōmaji itoko)

  1. a female cousin

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
まい
Grade: 2
kan’yōon goon

From (jū-, secondary) + 姉妹 (shimai, sisters)

Pronunciation

Noun

従姉妹 (hiragana じゅうけいてい, rōmaji jūkeitei)

  1. a female cousin

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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