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継妹ままいも

Meanings

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noun

younger stepsister

archaic

Archaic term for a younger step-sister. In modern Japanese, 義理の妹 or まま妹 (ままいもうと) are more common.

古こ文ぶん書しょには「継妹ままいも」という語ごが見みられるが、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない。
The word 継妹 appears in old documents, but it is hardly used today.

Written forms

継妹ままいも
Kanji spelling using 継 (step-) and 妹 (younger sister); archaic and rarely used in modern Japanese.
庶妹ままいも
Alternate kanji spelling using 庶 (illegitimate/step-); also archaic and uncommon.

Kanji

継inherit, succeed, continue
妹younger sister
庶commoner, all, bastard

Similar words

義ぎ理りの妹いもうと
Modern standard term for a step-sister (younger or older).
まま妹いもうと
More common modern variant using 妹 (いもうと) instead of 妹 (いも).

Etymology

Compound of まま (step-, from 継ぐ 'to succeed') and いも (archaic word for 'sister', modern いもうと). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.