乙子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乙 子
おと
Grade: S 		こ > ご
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
弟子

Etymology

Compound of 乙(おと) (oto, “younger sibling”) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”). The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Noun

乙(おと)子(ご) • (otogo) 

  1. youngest child
    Synonyms: 末っ子 (suekko), 末子 (basshi)
  2. short for 乙子月 (otogozuki, “twelfth month in the lunar calendar”)
    Synonyms: 師走 (shiwasu), 十二月 (jūnigatsu)

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