義兄

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Chinese

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justice; righteousness; meaning elder brother
trad. (義兄)
simp. (义兄)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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義兄

  1. sworn elder brother

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
けい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

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Middle Chinese 義兄

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(けい) (gikei

  1. brother-in-law (spouse's elder brother or elder sister's husband)
  2. adopted elder brother, adoptive elder brother
  3. step-elder brother
  4. sworn elder brother

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN