Word Meaning 義理の姉

ぎりのあね giri no ane

義理の姉 is read as ぎりのあね (giri no ane) and means one's sister-in-law.

Meaning

English

one's sister-in-law
stepsister (elder)

Reading

Kana

ぎりのあね

Romaji

giri no ane

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 71751 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

義姉

あね

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

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

義理を立てる

ぎりをたてる

to be faithful

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

理想主義

りそうしゅぎ

idealism

行動主義心理学

こうどうしゅぎしんりがく

behavioral psychology

市場原理主義

しじょうげんりしゅぎ

market fundamentalism

Example Sentences

義理の姉は五年間で四人の子供を生んだ。

My sister-in-law had four children in five years.

私の義理の姉があなたの宿題を手伝ってくれるものをあてにしていいです。

You can depend on my older sister-in-law to help you with your homework.