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売れっ子

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
売 子
う
Grade: 2 		こ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
賣れっ子 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 売(う)れ (ure, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 売(う)れる (ureru).”) + っ子(こ) (-kko).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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売(う)れっ子(こ) • (urekko) 

  1. popular person
    売(う)れっ子(こ)芸人(げいじん)
    urekko geijin
    popular performer

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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