従姉妹

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
従 姉 妹
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.)

See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
従 姉 妹
じゅう
Grade: 6		 し
Grade: 2		 まい
Grade: 2
kan’yōon goon
Alternative spelling
從姉妹 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

Noun

従(じゅう)姉(し)妹(まい) • (jūshimai) 

  1. a female 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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