"義姉" meaning in Japanese

See 義姉 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡʲiɕi] Forms: 義姉 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), gishi [romanization]
Etymology: 義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) + 姉 (shi, “elder sister”) Etymology templates: {{affix|ja|義|姉|sort=きし'|t1=nonconsanguineous relationship|t2=elder sister|tr1=gi|tr2=shi}} 義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) + 姉 (shi, “elder sister”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぎし}} 義(ぎ)姉(し) • (gishi)
  1. sister-in-law (spouse's elder sister or elder brother's wife) Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-義姉-ja-noun-rq9MMD-4 Disambiguation of Female family members: 57 18 11 14 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 55 34 5 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 56 30 7 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 56 31 6 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 26 22 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 56 31 6 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 56 31 6 7
  2. adopted elder sister, adoptive elder sister
    Sense id: en-義姉-ja-noun-lj3dw7hg Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 26 22 24
  3. step-elder sister
    Sense id: en-義姉-ja-noun-Z3RmUoqy Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 26 22 24
  4. sworn elder sister Synonyms (sworn elder sister): 姉分 (anebun) (ruby: (あね), (ぶん))
    Sense id: en-義姉-ja-noun-Skl-nrqZ Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 26 22 24 Disambiguation of 'sworn elder sister': 13 17 15 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 義親 (gishin) (ruby: (), (しん)), 義父 (gifu) (ruby: (), ()), 義母 (gibo) (ruby: (), ()), 義兄 (gikei) (ruby: (), (けい)), 義弟 (gitei) (ruby: (), (てい)), 義妹 (gimai) (ruby: (), (まい))
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    {
      "roman": "imōtobun",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “sworn elder sister”",
      "word": "妹分"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gimai",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “sworn elder sister”",
      "word": "義妹"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "義",
        "3": "姉",
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        "t1": "nonconsanguineous relationship",
        "t2": "elder sister",
        "tr1": "gi",
        "tr2": "shi"
      },
      "expansion": "義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) + 姉 (shi, “elder sister”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) + 姉 (shi, “elder sister”)",
  "forms": [
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          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "姉",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gishi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ぎし"
      },
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "gishin",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "親",
          "しん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義親"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "gifu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
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          "父",
          "ふ"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "gibo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "母",
          "ぼ"
        ]
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "兄",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "gitei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "弟",
          "てい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義弟"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "gimai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "妹",
          "まい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義妹"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 34 5 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 30 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 31 6 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 26 22 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 31 6 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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        },
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          "_dis": "56 31 6 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 18 11 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "ja:Female family members",
          "parents": [
            "Family members",
            "Female people",
            "Family",
            "Female",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sister-in-law (spouse's elder sister or elder brother's wife)"
      ],
      "id": "en-義姉-ja-noun-rq9MMD-4",
      "links": [
        [
          "sister-in-law",
          "sister-in-law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 26 22 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adopted elder sister, adoptive elder sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-義姉-ja-noun-lj3dw7hg",
      "links": [
        [
          "adopted",
          "adopted"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ],
        [
          "adoptive",
          "adoptive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 26 22 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "step-elder sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-義姉-ja-noun-Z3RmUoqy",
      "links": [
        [
          "step-",
          "step-"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 26 22 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sworn elder sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-義姉-ja-noun-Skl-nrqZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "sworn",
          "sworn"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "13 17 15 55",
          "roman": "anebun",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "姉",
              "あね"
            ],
            [
              "分",
              "ぶん"
            ]
          ],
          "sense": "sworn elder sister",
          "word": "姉分"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぎし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʲiɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "義姉"
}
{
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    {
      "roman": "imōtobun",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “sworn elder sister”",
      "word": "妹分"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gimai",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “sworn elder sister”",
      "word": "義妹"
    }
  ],
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    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ja:Female family members"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "義",
        "3": "姉",
        "sort": "きし'",
        "t1": "nonconsanguineous relationship",
        "t2": "elder sister",
        "tr1": "gi",
        "tr2": "shi"
      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) + 姉 (shi, “elder sister”)",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "ruby": [
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          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "姉",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gishi",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "roman": "gishin",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "親",
          "しん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義親"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gifu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "父",
          "ふ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義父"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gibo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "母",
          "ぼ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義母"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gikei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "兄",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義兄"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gitei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "弟",
          "てい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義弟"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gimai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "義",
          "ぎ"
        ],
        [
          "妹",
          "まい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "義妹"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "sister-in-law (spouse's elder sister or elder brother's wife)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sister-in-law",
          "sister-in-law"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "adopted elder sister, adoptive elder sister"
      ],
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        [
          "adopted",
          "adopted"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ],
        [
          "adoptive",
          "adoptive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "step-elder sister"
      ],
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        [
          "step-",
          "step-"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sworn elder sister"
      ],
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        [
          "sworn",
          "sworn"
        ],
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ぎし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʲiɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "anebun",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "姉",
          "あね"
        ],
        [
          "分",
          "ぶん"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "sworn elder sister",
      "word": "姉分"
    }
  ],
  "word": "義姉"
}

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