Word Meaning 義理の兄

ぎりのあに giri no ani

義理の兄 is read as ぎりのあに (giri no ani) and means one's brother-in-law.

Meaning

English

  1. one's brother-in-law
  2. stepbrother (elder)

Reading

Kana

ぎりのあに

Romaji

giri no ani

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 57488 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

義兄

あに

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

義理

ぎり

in-law

義理人情

ぎりにんじょう

duty and humanity

義理合い

ぎりあい

social relationship

義理立て

ぎりだて

doing one's duty

義理にも

ぎりにも

in all conscience

義理まん

ぎりまん

sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)

義理チョコ

ぎりちょこ

obligation chocolate

義兄弟

ぎきょうだい

brother-in-law

理想主義

りそうしゅぎ

idealism

Example Sentences

4

かれはぎりのあにをかぞくとしてたいせつにしている。

He cherishes his older brother-in-law as family.

Tom is Mary's brother-in-law.

My brother-in-law passed away last Wednesday.

I have a new relative: my sister got married, so now I have a brother-in-law.