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Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 從姉妹 (kyūjitai)
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| For pronunciation and definitions of 従姉妹 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 従姉妹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
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| 從姉妹 (kyūjitai)
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From 従 (jū-, “secondary”) + 姉妹 (shimai, “sisters”).
Pronunciation
Noun
従姉妹 • (jūshimai)
- a female cousin
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN