現代っ子
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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現 | 代 | 子 |
げん Grade: 5 | だい Grade: 3 | こ Grade: 1 |
goon | kun’yomi |
Etymology
現代 (“modern”) + っ子 (“child; person”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) げんだいっこ [gèńdáíkkó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞nda̠ik̚ko̞]
- (Tokyo) げんだいっこ [gèńdáíꜜkkò] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞nda̠ik̚ko̞]
Noun
現代っ子 • (gendaikko)
- (often derogatory) a young person born in the modern era; "kids these days"
- Hypernym: 現代人