Kanji

甥

nephew

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

生部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, ソウ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おい, むこ

Example sentences

おい
今年 大学 入学 しました

My nephew entered university this year.

つまり つまり
息子 つまり あたる

He is my brother's son, in other words, my nephew.

甥っ子 おいっこ
来月 甥っ子 遊び 来る

Next month, my nephew is coming to visit.

大きくなる おおきくなる
久しぶり 会った 甥っ子 ずいぶん 大きくなっていて 驚いた

I was surprised to see how much my nephew had grown after not seeing him for a while.

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