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又甥 (またおい, mataoi) Japanese meaning: grandnephew | Kotomora

又また甥おい

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Meanings

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grandnephew

Refers to the son of one's nephew or niece. A straightforward kinship term.

彼かれは私わたしの又また甥おいです。
He is my grandnephew.

Kanji

又or again, furthermore, on the other hand
甥nephew

Related words

甥おい
甥 means nephew (brother's or sister's son), while 又甥 means grandnephew (nephew's or niece's son).
姪めい
姪 means niece (brother's or sister's daughter); 又甥 is the son of either a nephew or a niece.

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Etymology

Compound of 又 (mata, 'again' or 'further') and 甥 (oi, 'nephew'), literally meaning 'further nephew' or 'nephew once removed'.