Chinese edit

justice; righteousness; meaning
 
brother; brethren; brothers and sisters
trad. (義兄弟) 兄弟
simp. (义兄弟) 兄弟

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

義兄弟

  1. sworn brothers

Japanese edit

 
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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
きょう
Grade: 2
だい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

(gi, nonconsanguineous relationship) +‎ 兄弟 (kyōdai, brothers)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(きょう)(だい) (gikyōdaiぎきやうだい (gikyaudai)?

  1. sworn brothers
    Synonym: 兄弟分 (kyōdaibun)
    Hyponyms: 兄分 (anibun), 義兄 (gikei), 弟分 (otōtobun), 義弟 (gitei)
  2. brothers-in-law

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

義兄弟 (uihyeongje) (hangeul 의형제)

  1. Hanja form? of 의형제 (sworn brothers).