義姉

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (義姉)		義	姉
simp. (义姊)		义	姊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìjiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìjiě
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìjiě
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-chieh³
    • Yale: yì-jyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihjiee
    • Palladius: ицзе (icze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ ze²
    • Yale: yih jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

義姉

1. sworn elder sister

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

• (Tokyo) ぎ​し [gíꜜshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɕi]

Noun

義(ぎ)姉(し) • (gishi) 

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

Synonyms

• (sworn elder sister): 姉(あね)分(ぶん) (anebun)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sworn elder sister”): 妹(いもうと)分(ぶん) (imōtobun), 義(ぎ)妹(まい) (gimai)

See also

• 義(ぎ)親(しん) (gishin)
• 義(ぎ)父(ふ) (gifu)
• 義(ぎ)母(ぼ) (gibo)
• 義(ぎ)兄(けい) (gikei)
• 義(ぎ)弟(てい) (gitei)
• 義(ぎ)妹(まい) (gimai)