(きょうだいしまい)

きょうだいしまい
noun
siblings, brothers and sisters
family
1. siblings; brothers and sisters
A gender-inclusive term for all siblings. Used in formal and official contexts to explicitly include both male and female siblings, unlike the more common 兄弟(きょうだい) which can be ambiguous.
兄弟姉妹(きょうだいしまい)何人(なんにん)います
How many siblings do you have?
兄弟姉妹(きょうだいしまい)全員(ぜんいん)(あつ)まる(ひさ)しぶりだ。
It's been a long time since all of us siblings got together.
Please enter the number of siblings in the family composition section of the application form.

Usage: 兄弟姉妹(きょうだいしまい) is the explicitly gender-inclusive term for siblings, combining 兄弟(きょうだい) (brothers) and 姉妹(しまい) (sisters). It is commonly used on official forms and in formal writing.

In everyday speech, 兄弟(きょうだい) alone is often used as a gender-neutral term for siblings regardless of sex, but 兄弟姉妹(きょうだいしまい) is preferred in official and precise contexts.

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