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N4 Kanji 51: 妹
Meaning of kanji 妹:
In Japanese, 妹 means “younger sister”.
How to read kanji 妹:
| Kunyomi | いもうと |
| Onyomi | まい |
How to write kanji 妹:
Origin of kanji 妹:
妹＝女＋未
女 means “woman”, 未 means “not”.
You are not seeing your younger sister as a woman who can be your girlfriend because she is your younger sister.
So kanji 妹 stands for “younger sister”.
Development of kanji 妹:
Vocabulary containing kanji 妹:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妹 | いもうと | sister |
| 姉妹 | しまい | sisters |
| 義妹 | ぎまい | sister-in-law |
| 弟妹 | ていまい | brother and sister |
| 従妹 | いとこ | cousin |
| 妹婿 | いもうとむこ | husband of younger sister |
| 実妹 | じつまい | real younger sister |
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