Word Meaning 義姉

ぎし gishi

義姉 is read as ぎし (gishi) and means sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ぎし

Romaji

gishi

Writing Variants

義姉あね ane

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 義兄,実姉,義妹 Rank 1030 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

義理の姉

ぎりのあね

one's sister-in-law

義弟

ぎてい

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

義兄

ぎけい

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

義妹

ぎまい

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

Example Sentences

メアリーはトムの義姉です。

Mary is Tom's sister-in-law.

兄が急逝したのは２年前、義姉は一人兄の遺した小さな宝飾店を健気に守ってきた。

Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.