一卵性双生児

いちらんせいそうせいじ

Meanings

1. Noun identical twins

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 卵 egg. Read as ラン.
• 性 nature. Read as セイ.
• 双 twin. Read as ソウ.
• 生 life. Read as セイ.
• 児 kid. Read as ジ.

Example sentences

• 一卵性双生児を出産しました。
  I delivered identical twins.
• トムとメアリーは一卵性双生児だ。
  Tom and Mary are identical twins.
• 「トムとジョンって一卵性双生児とは聞いてたけど、本当によく似てるよね？」「似てる似てる。親にも時々間違えられるって言ってたよ。あの二人はほんと、已己巳己だよ」
  "I heard that Tom and John are identical twins. They really do look alike, don't they?" "Yes, they really do look very similar. Even their parents say they get confused sometimes. Those two really are very similar, aren't they?"
• トムとマイクは一卵性双生児だよ。
  Tom and Mike are identical twins.
• トムとジョンは一卵性双生児だよ。
  Tom and John are identical twins.

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