義兄
Chinese edit
justice; righteousness; meaning | elder brother | ||
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trad. (義兄) | 義 | 兄 | |
simp. (义兄) | 义 | 兄 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
義兄
Synonyms edit
- (Hokkien) 契阿兄
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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義 | 兄 |
ぎ Grade: 5 |
けい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- brother-in-law (spouse's elder brother or elder sister's husband)
- adopted elder brother, adoptive elder brother
- step-elder brother
- sworn elder brother
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN