従姉妹

従姉妹

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
従	姉	妹
Grade: 6	Grade: 2	Grade: 2
Irregular

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

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) いと​こ [ìtóꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ito̞ko̞]

Noun

従姉妹 (hiragana いとこ, rōmaji itoko)

1. a female cousin

See also

• 従 (い)兄 (と)弟 (こ) (itoko, “male cousin”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
従	姉	妹
じゅう Grade: 6	し Grade: 2	まい Grade: 2
kan’yōon	goon

From 従 (jū-, “secondary”) +‎ 姉妹 (shimai, “sisters”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) じゅうし​まい [jùúshíꜜmàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːɕima̠i]

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