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腹違い (はらちがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
half- (sibling by a different mother) ; paternal half-sibling
Refers specifically to siblings who share the same father but have different mothers. The term is used as a noun or with の to modify another noun (e.g., 腹違いの兄弟).
See also: 種違い
腹はら
違ちが
い
の
姉し
妹まい
は
仲なか
が
良よ
い
。
The paternal half-sisters get along well.
Similar words 種たね 違ちが い 種違い refers to a half-sibling by a different father (same mother), while 腹違い refers to a half-sibling by a different mother (same father).
異い 母ぼ 兄きょう 弟だい 異母兄弟 is a more formal or technical term for half-siblings by a different mother, while 腹違い is the common, everyday expression.
Etymology Compound of 腹 (はら, 'belly; womb') and 違い (ちがい, 'difference'). Literally 'different womb', referring to siblings born from different mothers.
