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N1 Noun

愛称(あいしょう)pet name, nickname, name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.

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      pet name, nickname, affectionate name, term of endearment

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    愛称 【あいしょう】

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      (した)しい(ひと)愛称(あいしょう)()ぶ。

      To call close friends by their nicknames.

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      愛称(あいしょう)には(した)しみが()められています。

      There's a sense of affection packed into a nickname.

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      ニックネームもペットネームも愛称(あいしょう)(おな)じである。

      Nicknames and pet names are both forms names used to indicate affection.

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      (あたら)しく()まれたパンダの愛称(あいしょう)募集(ぼしゅう)するなり沢山(たくさん)応募(おうぼ)があった。

      As soon as they started taking suggestions for the newborn panda's nickname, tons of entries came in.

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      (つら)経験(けいけん)一緒(いっしょ)()()えてこそ、愛称(あいしょう)()()間柄(あいだがら)へと(すす)めるのだ。

      It's only after going through tough times together that you grow close enough to call each other by pet names.

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