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There are 34 total results for your Brother and Sister search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
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兄姉

see styles
 keishi; kyoudai(ik) / keshi; kyodai(ik)
    けいし; きょうだい(ik)

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Brother and Sister
brother and sister

see styles

    si4
ssu
wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old); elder sister (old)

see styles
sǎo
    sao3
sao
 aniyome
    あによめ
(bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

兄妹

see styles
xiōng mèi
    xiong1 mei4
hsiung mei
 keimai; kyoudai(ik) / kemai; kyodai(ik)
    けいまい; きょうだい(ik)
brother(s) and sister(s)
older brother and younger sister

兄嫁

see styles
 aniyome
    あによめ
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

大嫂

see styles
dà sǎo
    da4 sao3
ta sao
older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)

妹婿

see styles
mèi xù
    mei4 xu4
mei hsü
 imoutomuko / imotomuko
    いもうとむこ
brother-in-law (younger sister's husband)
the husband of one's younger sister

姉弟

see styles
 shitei; kyoudai(ik) / shite; kyodai(ik)
    してい; きょうだい(ik)
older sister and younger brother

姐丈

see styles
jiě zhàng
    jie3 zhang4
chieh chang
older sister's husband; brother-in-law

嫂嫂

see styles
sǎo sao
    sao3 sao5
sao sao
older brother's wife; sister-in-law; (polite address to a younger married woman) sister

嫂子

see styles
sǎo zi
    sao3 zi5
sao tzu
(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

弟妹

see styles
dì mèi
    di4 mei4
ti mei
 teimai / temai
    ていまい
younger sibling; younger brother's wife
younger brother and sister

弟婦


弟妇

see styles
dì fù
    di4 fu4
ti fu
younger brother's wife; sister-in-law

弟媳

see styles
dì xí
    di4 xi2
ti hsi
younger brother's wife; sister-in-law

氏上

see styles
 ujinokami
    うじのかみ
(1) (archaism) eldest son; (2) (archaism) older brother; older sister; (3) (archaism) older person; (4) (archaism) head of a clan; head of a region; (5) (archaism) skilled craftsman; (archaism) head of a clan; (personal name) Ujinokami

義兄

see styles
 gikei(p); ani(ik) / gike(p); ani(ik)
    ぎけい(P); あに(ik)
(1) brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); (2) older stepbrother

義妹

see styles
 gimai(p); imouto(ik) / gimai(p); imoto(ik)
    ぎまい(P); いもうと(ik)
(1) sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); (2) younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister

義姉

see styles
 gishi(p); ane(ik)
    ぎし(P); あね(ik)
(1) sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); (2) older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister

義弟

see styles
 gitei(p); otouto(ik) / gite(p); ototo(ik)
    ぎてい(P); おとうと(ik)
(1) brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (2) (rare) younger stepbrother

舅嫂

see styles
jiù sǎo
    jiu4 sao3
chiu sao
wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law

表叔

see styles
biǎo shū
    biao3 shu1
piao shu
son of grandfather's sister; son of grandmother's brother or sister; father's younger male cousin; (Hong Kong slang) mainlander

乳兄弟

see styles
 chikyoudai / chikyodai
    ちきょうだい
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister

Variations:

see styles
 oto
    おと
(1) (archaism) younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); (2) (archaism) youngest child; (prefix) (3) (archaism) young; younger; youngest; (prefix) (4) (archaism) young and beautiful; cute

種違い

see styles
 tanechigai
    たねちがい
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister

胤違い

see styles
 tanechigai
    たねちがい
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister

たね違い

see styles
 tanechigai
    たねちがい
half-sibling (by a different father); uterine sibling; maternal half-sibling; half-brother; half-sister

兄妹交配

see styles
 kyoudaikouhai / kyodaikohai
    きょうだいこうはい
brother-sister inbreeding; sibling mating

Variations:
兄嫁

see styles
 aniyome
    あによめ
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

同母異父


同母异父

see styles
tóng mǔ yì fù
    tong2 mu3 yi4 fu4
t`ung mu i fu
    tung mu i fu
(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers; half (brother or sister)

同父異母


同父异母

see styles
tóng fù yì mǔ
    tong2 fu4 yi4 mu3
t`ung fu i mu
    tung fu i mu
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers; half (brother or sister)

Variations:
妹背
妹兄

see styles
 imose
    いもせ
(1) (archaism) couple; husband and wife; man and wife; (2) (archaism) sibling; brother and sister

Variations:


氏上

see styles
 konokami
    このかみ
(1) (archaism) (See 長男) eldest son; (2) (archaism) older brother; older sister; (3) (archaism) older person; (4) (archaism) (See 氏上) head of a clan; head of a region; (5) (archaism) skilled craftsman

ブラザーコンプレックス

see styles
 burazaakonpurekkusu / burazakonpurekkusu
    ブラザーコンプレックス
brother complex; unnatural attachment to one's brother (esp. by his sister)

ブラザー・コンプレックス

see styles
 burazaa konpurekkusu / buraza konpurekkusu
    ブラザー・コンプレックス
brother complex; unnatural attachment to one's brother (esp. by his sister)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 34 results for "Brother and Sister" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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