Word Meaning 義妹

ぎまい gimai

義妹 is read as ぎまい (gimai) and means sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife).

Meaning

English

sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
younger stepsister
younger adopted sister
non-blood-related younger sister

Reading

Kana

ぎまい

Romaji

gimai

Writing Variants

義妹いもうと imouto

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 義姉,義弟,実妹 Rank 1396 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

義弟

ぎてい

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)

義兄

あに

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

義姉

あね

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)

義務

ぎむ

duty

義理

ぎり

in-law

義父

ぎふ

father-in-law

義母

ぎぼ

foster mother

義歯

ぎし

artificial tooth

義務教育

ぎむきょういく

compulsory education

義太夫

ぎだゆう

gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)

義援金

ぎえんきん

donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity)

義務付け

ぎむづけ

obligation