義姉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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 (あねぶん) (anebun)

Antonyms

(sworn elder sister): 妹分 (いもうとぶん) (imōtobun), 義妹 (ぎまい) (gimai)

See also

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

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