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Kanji Detail for 娣 - "younger sister, sister-in-law"
娣
- Meaning
娣 means "younger sister, sister-in-law."
Younger sister - A younger female sibling.
Sister-in-law - A younger brother's wife.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
younger sister; sister-in-law
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
younger sister, sister-in-law
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
wife of a younger brother
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
younger sister; younger brother's wife
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A younger sister. In ancient times, when the principal daughter was sent in marriage, younger sisters accompanied her as 娣. | 娣姒: Sisters-in-law. The elder brother's wife is called 姒婦; the younger brother's wife is called 娣婦.
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