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妹

Younger Sister
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingマイ
Kun readingいもうと
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2Level 6

Meanings

  1. younger sisterRtK

Popular Usage

姉妹従姉妹

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · not yet · one (一) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 234

Compound words

姉妹しまい
sisters
従姉妹いとこ
cousin (female)
義妹ぎまい
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
弟妹ていまい
younger brother and sister
我妹わぎも
my love
吾妹わぎも
my love
実妹じつまい
biological younger sister
従妹いとこ
cousin (younger female)
妹君いもうとぎみ
(younger) sister
妹御いもうとご
(another person's) younger sister
我妹子わぎもこ
my love
吾妹子わぎもこ
my love
乳姉妹ちきょうだい
foster sister
兄妹喧嘩きょうだいげんか
quarrel between siblings
姉妹会社しまいがいしゃ
affiliated company
姉妹都市しまいとし
sister city
兄妹げんかきょうだいげんか
quarrel between siblings

Kun Reading Examples

彼は母と妹を扶養しなければならない。いもうと
He has to support his mother and his sister.tatoeba
彼は彼女の妹と結婚した。いもうと
He was married to her sister.tatoeba
彼は妹のおもちゃを全部奪った。いもうと
He deprived my little sister of all her toys.tatoeba
彼は私の妹と婚約している。いもうと
He is engaged to my sister.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母と妹を扶養しなければならない。
He has to support his mother and his sister.tatoeba
彼は彼女の妹と結婚した。
He was married to her sister.tatoeba
彼は小説の姉妹編を執筆中だ。
He is now writing a sister volume to his novel.tatoeba
彼は妹のおもちゃを全部奪った。
He deprived my little sister of all her toys.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Younger sister. 女 (woman) + 未 (not yet) — a girl not yet grown.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 妹

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