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

(Tokyo) ぎまい [gìmáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲima̠i]

Noun

義(ぎ)妹(まい) • (gimai)

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

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

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “sworn younger sister”): 姉分(あねぶん) (anebun), 義姉(ぎし) (gishi)

See also

References

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

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