How to say "twin" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe katakana loanword; it renders 'twin' chiefly inside set phrases and compounds describing paired or matching things, such as a hotel room with two beds, and is seldom the word for a twin person.
- 双子ふたごnounThe word for twins as people: siblings born at the same time. It covers both the pair ('twins') and one of them ('my twin'), in ordinary talk about family.
For twins as people — siblings born together — use 双子; 「ツイン」 is the loanword, found mainly in set phrases and compounds for paired or matching things, and rarely stands for a twin person.
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