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再従兄 (さいじゅうけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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My elder second cousin is the son of my father's cousin and is five years older than me.
Kanji 再 again, twice, second time 従 accompany, obey, submit to 兄 elder brother, big brother Related words 再さい 従じゅう 弟てい Refers to a younger male second cousin, whereas 再従兄 is an older male second cousin.
再さい 従じゅう 姉し Refers to an older female second cousin, while 再従兄 is specifically male.
いとこ General term for cousin (first cousin). 再従兄 is a more distant relative (second cousin).
Etymology Compound of 再 (sai, 'again' or 'second') and 従兄 (jūkei, 'elder male cousin'), literally 'second elder male cousin'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows the pattern of Japanese kinship terminology.
