連れ子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
連	子
つ Grade: 4	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
連れっ子連子

Kanji in this term
連	子
つ Grade: 4	こ > ご Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 連れ (tsure, “coming or going with, accompanying”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 連れる (tsureru, “to come or go with, to accompany”)) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Also found with the geminate reading tsurekko. This latter form is attested from at least 1900.^[1]

Also found with the voiced reading tsurego.^[5] This appears to be less common, and is not listed in various references.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[6]

Pronunciation

Common:

(Tokyo) つれこ [tsùrékó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[4]^[6]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɾe̞ko̞]

Geminate:

(Tokyo) つれっこ [tsùrékkó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[6]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɾe̞k̚ko̞]

Uncommon voiced:

IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɾe̞ɡo̞]

Noun

連(つ)れ子(こ) or 連(つ)れ子(っこ) or 連(つ)れ子(ご) • (tsureko or tsurekko or tsurego)

stepchild, child from previous marriage

Synonyms

継子(ままこ) (mamako, refers more generally to any child of a parent who is not a blood relation: could also be an adoptee or foster child)

Related terms

継母(ままはは) (mamahaha)
継父(ままちち) (mamachichi)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “連れ子”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[N-5] “連れ子”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

[NHK-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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