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小姑 (こじゅうと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
sister-in-law (husband's sister)
Specifically refers to one's husband's sister. In traditional contexts, can carry a nuance of a critical or meddlesome in-law, but the basic meaning is simply the familial relationship.
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I went shopping with my sister-in-law (husband's sister).
Similar words 義ぎ 理り の 妹いもうと A more general term for sister-in-law (either spouse's sister or sibling's wife), while 小姑 specifically means the husband's sister.
義ぎ 姉し Refers to an older sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife). 小姑 does not specify age.
Etymology Compound of 小 (ko, 'small' or 'young') and 姑 (shūto, 'parent-in-law'). The term originally referred to a younger female relative of one's spouse, later narrowing to 'husband's sister'.
