相子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
相 子
あい
Grade: 3
こ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology 1

相(あい) (ai, “together, mutual”) + 子(こ) (-ko, diminutive suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

相(あい)子(こ) • (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
  • This term is often spelled in hiragana, as あいこ.
  • The even, square sense can be expressed with the honorific prefix 御 (o-), as in お相子 (o-aiko).

Proper noun

相(あい)子(こ) • (Aiko) ←あひこ (afiko)?

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
相 子
しょう
Grade: 3
こ
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi
Kanji in this term
相 子
そう
Grade: 3
こ
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

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

Proper noun

相(しょう)子(こ) • (Shōko) ←しやうこ (syauko)?

  1. a female given name

相(そう)子(こ) • (Sōko) ←さうこ (sauko)?

  1. a female given name

References

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