双生児

Japanese

Kanji in this term
双	生	児
そう Grade: S	せい Grade: 1	じ Grade: 4
kan'on

Alternative spelling
雙生兒 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

双生 (sōsei, “twins”) + 児 (ji, “child”)

Noun

双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) • (sōseiji) 

1. (obstetrics) twins

Derived terms

• シャム双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) (shamusōseiji, “Siamese twins”)
• 結(けつ)合(ごう)双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) (ketsugōsōseiji, “conjoined twins”)
• 一(いち)卵(らん)性(せい)双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) (ichiranseisōseiji, “identical twins”)
• 二(に)卵(そう)性(せい)双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) (nisōseisōseiji, “fraternal twins”)