従姉妹

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
いとこ
Grade: 6 Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
從姉妹 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 従姉妹 – see the following entry.
いとこ
[noun] 従姉妹: a female cousin
(This term, 従姉妹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
まい
Grade: 2
kan’yōon goon
Alternative spelling
從姉妹 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(じゅう)()(まい) (jūshimai

  1. a female cousin

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN