"双生児" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 双生児 [canonical] (ruby: (そう), (せい), ()), sōseiji [romanization]
Etymology: 双生 (sōsei, “twins”) + 児 (ji, “child”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|そうせいじ}} 双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) • (sōseiji)
  1. (obstetrics) twins Derived forms: シャム双生児 (shamusōseiji) (ruby: (そう), (せい), ()) (english: Siamese twin), 結合双生児 (ketsugōsōseiji) (ruby: (けつ), (ごう), (そう), (せい), ()) (english: conjoined twin), 一卵性双生児 (ichiranseisōseiji) (ruby: (いち), (らん), (せい), (そう), (せい), ()) (english: identical twin), 二卵性双生児 (nisōseisōseiji) (ruby: (), (そう), (せい), (そう), (せい), ()) (english: fraternal twin)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "双生 (sōsei, “twins”) + 児 (ji, “child”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "双生児",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "児",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōseiji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "そうせいじ"
      },
      "expansion": "双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) • (sōseiji)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "Siamese twin",
          "roman": "shamusōseiji",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "双",
              "そう"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "児",
              "じ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "シャム双生児"
        },
        {
          "english": "conjoined twin",
          "roman": "ketsugōsōseiji",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "結",
              "けつ"
            ],
            [
              "合",
              "ごう"
            ],
            [
              "双",
              "そう"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "児",
              "じ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "結合双生児"
        },
        {
          "english": "identical twin",
          "roman": "ichiranseisōseiji",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "一",
              "いち"
            ],
            [
              "卵",
              "らん"
            ],
            [
              "性",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "双",
              "そう"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "児",
              "じ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "一卵性双生児"
        },
        {
          "english": "fraternal twin",
          "roman": "nisōseisōseiji",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "二",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "卵",
              "そう"
            ],
            [
              "性",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "双",
              "そう"
            ],
            [
              "生",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "児",
              "じ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "二卵性双生児"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "twins"
      ],
      "id": "en-双生児-ja-noun-l1kKhOJX",
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          "obstetrics",
          "obstetrics"
        ],
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          "twin",
          "twin"
        ]
      ],
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        "(obstetrics) twins"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "obstetrics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "双生児"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Siamese twin",
      "roman": "shamusōseiji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "児",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "シャム双生児"
    },
    {
      "english": "conjoined twin",
      "roman": "ketsugōsōseiji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "結",
          "けつ"
        ],
        [
          "合",
          "ごう"
        ],
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "児",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "結合双生児"
    },
    {
      "english": "identical twin",
      "roman": "ichiranseisōseiji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "いち"
        ],
        [
          "卵",
          "らん"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "児",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "一卵性双生児"
    },
    {
      "english": "fraternal twin",
      "roman": "nisōseisōseiji",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "二",
          "に"
        ],
        [
          "卵",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "児",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "二卵性双生児"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "双生 (sōsei, “twins”) + 児 (ji, “child”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "双生児",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "双",
          "そう"
        ],
        [
          "生",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "児",
          "じ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sōseiji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "双(そう)生(せい)児(じ) • (sōseiji)",
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  ],
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
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        ]
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        "(obstetrics) twins"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "obstetrics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "双生児"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 双生児 meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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