義妹
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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義 | 妹 |
ぎ Grade: 5 |
まい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) + 妹 (mai, “younger sister”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
- adopted younger sister, adoptive younger sister
- step-younger sister
- sworn younger sister
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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