いとこ

itoko

cousin

What does いとこ mean?

いとこ is a Japanese noun meaning “cousin” in English. It is written as いとこ in hiragana, and itoko in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

NoteWritten 従兄弟 for a male cousin and 従姉妹 for a female cousin.

Example sentences

私には弁護士のいとこがいる。

I have a cousin who's a lawyer.

夏休みにいとこの家に泊まった。

I stayed at my cousin's house in the summer holidays.

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