はとこ

はとこ
noun
second cousin
family
1. second cousin; child of a parent's cousin
A relative who shares a great-grandparent: the child of one's parent's cousin. Also called またいとこ.
彼女(かのじょ)は私(わたし)のはとこだ。
She is my second cousin.
法事(ほうじ)ではとこに久(ひさ)しぶりに会(あ)った。
I saw my second cousin for the first time in a while at the memorial service.
はとことは祖父母(そふぼ)の兄弟(きょうだい)の孫(まご)にあたる関係(かんけい)だ。
A second cousin is the grandchild of one's grandparent's sibling.

A second cousin: the child of a parent's cousin, sharing a great-grandparent. Also said as またいとこ or written 再従兄弟(はとこ) (and several other kanji forms by sex), though the kana form is most common.

Similar words

  • いとこ: (first) cousin — the child of a parent's sibling; one generation closer than はとこ
  • 親戚(しんせき): relative — the general term for any extended-family relation

Related Words

Compare: いとこ ((first) cousin)
Compare: 親戚(しんせき) (relative)
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