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
  • (Tokyo) じゅうし​まい [jùúshíꜜmàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːɕima̠i]

Noun

従(じゅう)姉(し)妹(まい) • (jūshimai) 

  1. a female cousin

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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