Word Meaning 江戸っ子

えどっこ edokko

江戸っ子 is read as えどっこ (edokko) and means (true) Tokyoite.

Meaning

English

  1. (true) Tokyoite
  2. Edoite
  3. Tokyo native

Reading

Kana

えどっこ

Romaji

edokko

Writing Variants

  • 江戸っ児 えどっこ edokko

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 13857 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

江戸切子

えどきりこ

type of faceted glass from Edo

江戸子

えどこ

(true) Tokyoite

江戸

えど

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo)

江戸前

えどまえ

Tokyo style

江戸時代

えどじだい

Edo period (1603-1868)

江戸時代文学

えどじだいぶんがく

Edo-period literature

江戸川大学

えどがわだいがく

Edogawa University

江戸千家流

えどせんけりゅう

Edo Senke school of tea ceremony

江戸上り

えどのぼり

Ryukyuan mission to Edo

江戸間

えどま

Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm)

江戸言葉

えどことば

Edo dialect

江戸語

えどご

Edo dialect

Example Sentences

3

I was born and raised in Tokyo.

I am a pure Edoite.

For the residents of Edo, the first bonito of the year was something that had to be bought, even if it meant borrowing money.