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三従兄弟 (さんじゅうけいてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
second cousin
Refers to a second cousin: the child of one's parent's first cousin. The term is relatively formal and less common in everyday conversation; はとこ is the more colloquial equivalent.
See also: はとこ · 又従兄弟 (またいとこ)
三さん 従じゅう 兄けい 弟てい と いう 言こと 葉ば は 、 日にち 常じょう で は あまり 使つか わ れ ませ ん 。
The word 三従兄弟 is not often used in daily life.
Kanji 従 accompany, obey, submit to 兄 elder brother, big brother 弟 younger brother, faithful service to elders Similar words はとこ More common and colloquial term for 'second cousin'. 三従兄弟 is a formal, kanji-based expression.
又従兄弟またいとこ Also means 'second cousin', but 又従兄弟 is an alternative kanji spelling for またいとこ, while 三従兄弟 is a different reading (さんじゅうけいてい).
Etymology Compound of 三 (three, here indicating the third degree of cousinhood), 従 (cousin), and 兄弟 (siblings). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji reflect the genealogical distance.
