っこ

Also written っ子

Meanings

1. Suffix someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place) See also: 江戸っ子 (えどっこ).

Example sentences

• 君のラジオを僕の自転車と取り替えっこしないか。
  Will you give me your radio for my bicycle?
• 人っ子一人見えなかった。
  There wasn't a soul in sight.
• その点はまちがいっこない。
  There's no mistaking about that.
• その建物は右側にあります。見逃しっこありません。
  The building is on your right. You can't miss it.
• 刑事の一人が彼の首根っこをつかんだ。
  One of the detectives seized him by the neck.

Common phrases

• っこない no chance of
• できっこない can never be able to

Words containing っこ

• にらめっこ staring-out (down) game
• とびっこ flying fish roe
• かけっこ (foot) race

And 20 more.

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