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江戸っ子 (えどっこ, edokko) Japanese meaning: Edokko | Kotomora
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He is a true Edokko and loves festivals.
Edokko are said not to keep their money overnight (they spend freely).
Usage patterns 生う まれも 育そだ ちも 江え 戸ど っ 子こ a true, pure-bred Edokko (born and raised in Edo/Tokyo)
He's a true Edokko through and through, and it shows in the way he talks.
江戸えど っ 子気質こかたぎ the typical Edokko temperament (quick-tempered but generous, straightforward)
Kanji 戸 door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM 児 newborn babe, child, young of animals Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
Written forms 江え 戸ど っ 子こ
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in media and everyday writing.
江え 戸ど っ 児こ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the character 児 is an uncommon variant for 'child' in this word.
Etymology From 江戸 (Edo, the old name for Tokyo) + っ子 (a suffix meaning 'child of' or 'person from'). The geminated っ is a common colloquial intensifier in such formations.
My father has that typical Edokko temperament—if something bothers him, he says so right away.
