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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 |
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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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