Moji Ninja

妹 — younger sister

妹 means “younger sister”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: マイ (mai). Kun'yomi: いもうと (imouto). You'll see it in words such as 妹 (imouto, “(my) younger sister”).

妹
Stroke order of 妹
Meaning
younger sister
On'yomi
マイ (mai)
Kun'yomi
いもうと (imouto)
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N4 · set Family

How to remember 妹

A woman (女) not yet (未) grown up: your younger sister.

Parts: 女 woman · 未 not yet

Words with 妹

WordReadingMeaning
妹いもうと imouto kun(my) younger sister

Example sentences

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