also: きょうだいあい
sisterly love; affection between sisters
Refers to the bond and love shared between sisters. The reading しまいあい is standard; きょうだいあい is rare and may be confused with 兄弟愛.
Their sisterly love is very strong.
This novel has sisterly love as its theme.
Standard kanji spelling for 'sisterly love'.
Rare reading; きょうだいあい is more commonly written as 兄弟愛 (brotherly love/sibling love).
Compound of 姉妹 (shimai, 'sisters') and 愛 (ai, 'love'). The reading きょうだいあい is a variant using the reading きょうだい for 姉妹, but this is rare and non-standard.