相子

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
あい
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology 1[edit]

(あい) (ai, together, mutual) + () (-ko, diminutive suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(あい)() (aikoあひこ (afiko)?

  1. a draw, standoff, tie (two parties have the same score)
    じゃんけんぽんあいこでしょう!
    Jankenpon! Aiko deshō!
    (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. quits, even, square
Usage notes[edit]
  • This term is often spelled in hiragana, as あいこ.
  • The even, square sense can be expressed with the honorific prefix (o-), as in お相子 (o-aiko).

Proper noun[edit]

(あい)() (Aikoあひこ (afiko)?

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

From the on'yomi readings of + (-ko, common feminine suffix).

Proper noun[edit]

(しょう)() (Shōkoしやうこ (syauko)?

  1. a female given name

(そう)() (Sōkoさうこ (sauko)?

  1. a female given name

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN