一人ひとりっ子こ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a child with no siblings. Neutral term; can be used for children or adults describing their family background.

れる

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It is said that only children tend to be spoiled.

一人ひとりっ子こUsage77%
Standard kanji spelling; most common in news and everyday writing.
ひとりっ子こUsage17%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; softer or more casual than 一人っ子.
一人子ひとりっこUsage5%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.
独ひとりっ子こUsage1%
Uses 独, which emphasizes 'alone'; less common than 一人っ子.

兄きょう弟だい
兄弟 means 'siblings'; 一人っ子 specifically means having no siblings.
長ちょう男なん
長男 means 'eldest son' and implies the existence of younger siblings, unlike 一人っ子.

Compound of 一人 (ひとり, 'one person') + っ子 (っこ, a suffix meaning 'child'). The っ is a euphonic insertion common in colloquial compounds.

single, alone, spontaneously