義妹
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 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
Synonyms
[edit]- (sworn younger sister): 妹分 (imōtobun)
Antonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 義 read as ぎ
- Japanese terms spelled with 妹 read as まい
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Female family members