義姉
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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義 | 姉 |
ぎ Grade: 5 | し Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) + 姉 (shi, “elder sister”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぎし [gíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ɡʲiɕi]
Noun
義姉 (hiragana ぎし, rōmaji gishi)
- sister-in-law (spouse's elder sister or elder brother's wife)
- sworn elder sister
Synonyms
- (sworn elder sister): 姉分 (anebun)
Antonyms
- (sworn elder sister): 妹分 (imōtobun), 義妹 (gimai)
See also
- 義親 (gishin)
- 義父 (gifu)
- 義母 (gibo)
- 義兄 (gikei)
- 義弟 (gitei)
- 義妹 (gimai)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN