義弟

Chinese

justice; righteousness; meaning younger brother
trad. (義弟)
simp. (义弟)

Pronunciation


Noun

義弟

  1. younger blood brother

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
てい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 義弟

Pronunciation

Noun

義弟 (hiragana ぎてい, rōmaji gitei)

  1. brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
  2. sworn younger brother

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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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