- mitsugo three-year-old; triplets
Used when referring to triplets (three babies born at once), or less commonly a three-year-old child; everyday but not frequent.
三つ子の子育ては大変だ。
Mitsugo no kosodate wa taihen da.
Raising triplets is hard.
彼女は三つ子の一人だ。
Kanojo wa mitsugo no hitori da.
She is one of the triplets.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'sanpai' (three times) or 'mittsu' (three things), but 'mitsugo' specifically refers to triplets or a three-year-old.
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