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女兄弟 (おんなきょうだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

女おんな兄きょう弟だい

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Meanings

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noun

sisters; female siblings

Refers to one's sisters or female siblings collectively. Often used when specifying gender among siblings, e.g., in contrast to 男兄弟 (brothers).

私わたしは女おんな兄きょう弟だいが二人ふたりいます。
I have two sisters.
彼かれは女おんな兄きょう弟だいがいなくて、男おとこ兄きょう弟だいばかりだ。
He has no sisters, only brothers.

Written forms

女おんな兄きょう弟だい
Standard kanji spelling for 'sisters' or 'female siblings'.
女おんな姉妹きょうだい
Rare variant spelling; 姉妹 alone already means 'sisters', so this form is redundant and seldom used.

Kanji

女woman, female
兄elder brother, big brother
弟younger brother, faithful service to elders
姉elder sister
妹younger sister

Similar words

男おとこ兄きょう弟だい
Refers to brothers or male siblings, the male counterpart of 女兄弟.
姉し妹まい
Also means 'sisters', but is more common and neutral; 女兄弟 explicitly emphasizes the female gender among siblings.

Etymology

Compound of 女 (onna, 'woman/female') + 兄弟 (kyōdai, 'siblings'). The reading きょうだい for 兄弟 is standard when referring to siblings in general.