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jmdict 2584090 Active (id: 1046427)
継姉
ままねえ
1. [n]
▶ step-sister (elder)
▶ stepsister



History:
3. A 2010-10-12 11:45:07  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Dunno
2. A* 2010-10-01 06:48:44  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
see submission for ままいも.  could this also/instead refer to half-sisters?
1. A* 2010-09-30 02:33:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/月光条例   WWW pages
  Comments:
For "stepsister" none of the EJs have a single term. 継 + 姉/妹 seems obvious. Only 継妹 is in Daijirin, but 継姉 gets more hits.

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