義兄弟

Chinese
justice; righteousness; meaning
 
brother; brethren; brothers and sisters; siblings
trad. (義兄弟) 義 兄弟
simp. (义兄弟) 义 兄弟

Pronunciation

Noun

義兄弟

  1. sworn brothers

Japanese
Kanji in this term
義 兄 弟
ぎ
Grade: 5		 きょう
Grade: 2		 だい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

義 (gi, “nonconsanguineous relationship”) +‎ 兄弟 (kyōdai, “brothers”)

Pronunciation

Noun

義兄弟 (hiragana ぎきょうだい, rōmaji gikyōdai, historical hiragana ぎきやうだい)

  1. sworn brothers
  2. brothers-in-law

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References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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