義妹

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

sister-in-law spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife
sworn younger sister

Etymology

Affix from Japanese 義 (nonconsanguineous relationship, meaning, significance) + Japanese 妹 (younger sister).

Origin

Japanese

妹

Gloss

younger sister

Concept

Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

妹

Emoji

Timeline

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Cognates and derived terms

兄妹 Japanese
奥義 Japanese
妹 Japanese
妹分 Japanese
姉妹 Japanese
義 Japanese
義兄弟 Japanese
義姉 Japanese
義訓 Japanese
妹 Old Japanese