Kanji

妹

妹

younger sister

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

マイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いもうと

Nanori (Name Reading)

いも

Common Readings

マイ, いもうと

Example sentences

妹 いもうと
妹 は 来年 から 大学生 に なります 。

My younger sister will be a college student starting next year.

人形 にんぎょう
妹 は 誕生日 に 綺麗 な フランス 人形 を もらった 。

My younger sister received a beautiful French doll for her birthday.

姉妹 しまい
その 三人 の 姉妹 は 、 とても 仲 が 良い 。

The three sisters are very close.

愛憎 あいぞう
姉妹 の 間 に は 愛憎 が 渦巻いていた

Love and hate swirled between the sisters.

兄妹 けいまい
彼ら は 仲 の 良い 兄妹 だ 。

They are close siblings (brother and sister).

妹さん いもうとさん
妹さん は お 元気 です か 。

Is your younger sister doing well?

Example Vocabulary

妹

いもうと

younger sister

姉妹

しまい

sisters

兄妹

けいまい

brother and sister; elder brother and younger sister

妹さん

いもうとさん

younger sister (polite)

義妹

ぎまい

従姉妹

いとこ

従妹

じゅうまい

弟妹

ていまい

妹君

いもうとぎみ

妹分

いもうとぶん

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