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twins
Two children born at the same birth.
彼女は双子の母親だ。
She is a mother of twins.
双子なのに全然似ていない。
Even though they're twins, they don't look alike at all.
双子の姉妹がクラスにいる。
There are twin sisters in the class.
双子を育てるのは大変だが、二人で遊んでくれるので助かる。
Raising twins is hard, but it helps that they play together.
双子の兄弟は顔がそっくりで、先生でさえ間違えることがある。
The twin brothers look so alike that even their teacher sometimes mistakes one for the other.
USAGE: 双子 is the common word for twins. The more formal/medical term is 双生児.
TYPES:
- 一卵性双生児 (identical twins)
- 二卵性双生児 (fraternal twins)
RELATED:
- 三つ子 (triplets)
- 四つ子 (quadruplets)
ASTROLOGY: 双子座 = Gemini (zodiac sign)