従兄弟

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
従 兄 弟
いとこ
Grade: 6 Grade: 2 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
從兄弟 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 従兄弟 – see the following entry.
【いとこ】
[noun] 従兄弟: a male cousin
(This term, 従兄弟, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
従 兄 弟
じゅう
Grade: 6		 けい
Grade: 2		 てい
Grade: 2
kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
從兄弟 (kyūjitai)

From 従 (jū-, “secondary”) +‎ 兄弟 (keitei, “brothers”).

Pronunciation

Noun

従(じゅう)兄(けい)弟(てい) • (jūkeitei) 

  1. a male cousin

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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