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妹 kanji
younger sister
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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On readings
マイ
Kun readings
いもうと
Words with 妹
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N1姉妹Popularsisters
- —義妹Popularsister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
- —弟妹Popularyounger brother and sister
- —従妹cousin (younger female)
- —令妹your younger sister
- —兄妹older brother and younger sister
- —実妹biological younger sister
- —亡妹one's deceased younger sister
- —愚妹younger sister
- —小妹little sister; younger sister; my younger sister; I; me
- —末妹youngest sister
- —王妹king's younger sister
- —姉妹校sister school
- —姉妹編companion (sister) volume (to); sequel (to)
- —姉妹語sister language; related language; cognate
- —異母妹younger half-sister (by a different mother)
- —竿姉妹women who have had sex with the same man; pole sisters
- —姉妹艦sister ship
- —姉妹船sister ship
- —姉妹群sister group; sister taxon