またいとこ

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Meanings

noun

second cousin

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a child of one's parent's first cousin. The kanji forms distinguish gender and relative age but are rarely used; the kana form またいとこ is standard. Compare with はとこ (third cousin or second cousin once removed, depending on usage).

Written forms

又従兄弟またいとこUsage40%
Generic kanji form for male second cousins or mixed-gender groups; rarely used in practice.
又また従兄いとこUsage40%
Abbreviated kanji form for an older male second cousin; rarely used.
又従姉妹またいとこUsage20%
Kanji form for female second cousins; rarely used.
又また従弟いとこ
Abbreviated kanji form for a younger male second cousin; rarely used.
又従兄妹またいとこ
Kanji form for an older male second cousin and younger female second cousin; rarely used.
又従姉弟またいとこ
Kanji form for an older female second cousin and younger male second cousin; rarely used.

Kanji

又or again, furthermore, on the other hand
従accompany, obey, submit to
兄elder brother, big brother
弟younger brother, faithful service to elders
姉elder sister
妹younger sister

Similar words

はとこ
はとこ can mean 'third cousin' or 'second cousin once removed'; またいとこ specifically means 'second cousin' (same generation).
いとこ
いとこ means 'first cousin'; またいとこ is one degree further removed.

Etymology

Compound of 又 (mata, 'again, once removed') + いとこ (itoko, 'cousin'). The kanji forms use 又 (again) and the appropriate cousin kanji (兄弟, 姉妹, etc.) to specify gender and age relationships, but these are rarely used in modern writing.