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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
義弟
- younger blood brother
Japanese
Etymology
Middle Chinese 義弟
Pronunciation
Noun
義弟 • (gitei)
- brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
- adopted younger brother, adoptive younger brother
- step-younger brother
- sworn younger brother
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “sworn younger brother”): 兄分 (anibun), 義兄 (gikei)
Hypernyms
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