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1 exact word match found in search '従姉妹'
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noun
cousin (female)  (see also: 従兄弟; often written with kana only)
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10 partial word matches found in search '従姉妹'
prefix
lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior  (see also: ; archaic)
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noun
cousin (elder female)  (see also: 従妹)
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subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental  (opposite: )
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noun, noun (prefix)
lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior  (see also: ; archaic)
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noun
older sister; elder sister  (humble)
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noun
sisters
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suffix
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status  (honorific)
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noun (suffix)
1. used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure  (see also: ; familiar language)
noun
2. used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister  (see also: お姉さん)
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noun
younger sister  (humble)
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noun
1. darling (only of a woman); dear; honey; my betrothed  (archaic; familiar language)
2. one's sister  (archaic)
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