義妹

義妹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	妹
ぎ Grade: 5	まい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) +‎ 妹 (mai, “younger sister”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) ぎまい [gìmáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɡʲima̠i]

Noun

義妹 (hiragana ぎまい, rōmaji gimai)

1. sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
2. sworn younger sister

Synonyms

• (sworn younger sister): 妹分 (いもうとぶん) (imōtobun)

Antonyms

• (sworn younger sister): 姉分 (あねぶん) (anebun), 義 (ぎ)姉 (し) (gishi)

See also

• 義 (ぎ)親 (しん) (gishin)
• 義 (ぎ)父 (ふ) (gifu)
• 義 (ぎ)母 (ぼ) (gibo)
• 義 (ぎ)兄 (けい) (gikei)
• 義 (ぎ)姉 (し) (gishi)
• 義 (ぎ)弟 (てい) (gitei)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN