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姉婿 (あねむこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

姉あね婿むこ

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Meanings

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noun

elder sister's husband; brother-in-law

Refers specifically to the husband of one's older sister. Not used for a spouse's brother or a younger sister's husband.

姉あね婿むこは医い者しゃです。
My elder sister's husband is a doctor.
姉あね婿むこと一いっ緒しょに釣つりに行いった。
I went fishing with my brother-in-law (my elder sister's husband).

Kanji

姉elder sister
婿bridegroom, son-in-law

Similar words

義ぎ兄けい
義兄 is a broader term for brother-in-law (either spouse's brother or sister's husband), while 姉婿 specifically means the husband of one's elder sister.
妹いもうと婿むこ
妹婿 means the husband of one's younger sister, contrasting with 姉婿.

Etymology

Compound of 姉 (ane, 'elder sister') and 婿 (muko, 'husband, son-in-law'). The reading あねむこ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.