江戸っ子
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 江 | 戸 | 子 |
| え Grade: S |
と > ど Grade: 2 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 江戶っ子 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]From 江戸 (Edo, ancient name for Tokyo) + 子 (-ko, “child”). Literally “Tokyo's child”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- A true Tokyoite: one who was born and raised in the Japanese capital and whose parents are from Tokyo. One whose family has been from Tokyo for generations.
Descendants
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- Italian: edochiano
See also
[edit]- 都民 (tomin)
Further reading
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Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 江 read as え
- Japanese terms spelled with 戸 read as と
- Japanese terms spelled with 子 read as こ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese terms suffixed with 子
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Tokyo