EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru May 07, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments ABC song, cousin, family tree, Iroha Uta, poem, second cousin, shape, song, theory Etymology of Hatoko (はとこ) Part 2 Etymology of Hatoko (はとこ) Part 2 「はとこ」の語源 Part 2 Today, I will my two original theories about the etymology of Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymology Toru May 06, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments cousin, first cousin, internet, second cousin Etymology of Hatoko (はとこ) Part 1 Etymology of Hatoko (はとこ) Part 1 「はとこ」の語源 Part 1 In my post yesterday, I explained that the etymology of hatoko Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymology Toru May 05, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments aunt, cousin, grandparents, second cousin, uncle Hatoko (はとこ – Second Cousin) Hatoko はとこ In my post yesterday, I introduced the term itoko (いとこ). 昨日は、「いとこ」という言葉を紹介しました。 Itoko refers to a child of one’s Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru May 04, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments aunt, child, cousin, first cousin, love, relationship, thread, twist, uncle Itoko (いとこ – Cousin) Itoko いとこ A child of one’s uncle or aunt is called itoko (いとこ) in Japanese. おじ・おば(父母の兄弟姉妹)の子のことを「いとこ」と言います。 There are several theories Read More