従兄弟

いとこ · itoko · JLPT N3 · noun

cousin

👦 従兄弟 = secondary (従) + brothers (兄弟): your one-step-removed brothers

従 marks a relation one step removed, as in 従業員 (employee). With 兄弟 (brothers) it means cousin. A female cousin is written 従姉妹 (older + younger sisters) but read the same way, いとこ.

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