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

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

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])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɕi]

Noun

義(ぎ)姉(し) • (gishi)

sister-in-law (spouse's elder sister or elder brother's wife)
adopted elder sister, adoptive elder sister
step-elder sister
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

References

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