双子

See also: 雙子

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 双子 – see 雙子 (“twins; Gemini”). (This term is the simplified form of 雙子).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
双	子
ふた Grade: S	こ > ご Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
雙子 (kyūjitai) 二子

Etymology

双(ふた) (futa, “set of two”) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”) The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふたご [fùtágó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝta̠ɡo̞]

Noun

双(ふた)子(ご) • (futago) 

1. twins
   • 2008 April 29, mothy [mothy] (lyrics and music), “悪(アク)ノ召使(メシツカイ) (Aku no meshitsukai)”‎^[1]:

     運命(うんめい)分(わ)かつ　哀(あわ)れな双(ふた)子(ご)

     Unmei wakatsu aware na futago

     Pitiful twins split by fate

Derived terms

• 双(ふた)子(ご)座(ざ) (futagoza, “Gemini, the Twins”)
• いい双子の日 / 双子の日