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jmdict 1225790 Active (id: 1991016)
義兄 [spec2,news2,nf25]
ぎけい [spec2,news2,nf25] あに [ik]
1. [n]
▶ brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
2. [n]
▶ older stepbrother



History:
6. A 2018-11-18 02:12:38  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2018-11-17 15:24:19  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
  Diff:
@@ -22,2 +22,4 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1249900">兄・あに</xref>
-<gloss>brother-in-law (older)</gloss>
+<gloss>brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
4. A 2017-10-09 11:25:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
A bit complex to put in a gloss. Rene's comment can be seen.
3. A* 2017-10-09 05:42:34  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
may need to be reworded.  i'm not sure how it works, but i think the brother is not necessarily older than oneself. one's wife's elder brother or one's elder sister's husband, for example, is not necessarily older than that person
2. A 2017-10-09 05:39:43  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
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