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入れ子
入れ子
入れ籠
Reading
Kana:
いれこ
Romaji:
ireko
Kana
Romaji
Definitions
noun
1
nest (of boxes); nesting
2
concealed information
3
adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner
Note:
Only 入れ子
4
cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
See also:
櫓杭
Kanji
入
Readings:
ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings:
enter, insert
子
Readings:
シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings:
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
籠
Readings:
ロウ、 ル、 かご、 こ.める、 こも.る、 こ.む
Meanings:
basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied