How to say 'Younger sister' in Japanese | 妹

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The Japanese word for Younger sister is 'Imouto', written as 妹 in Japanese.'Younger sister' in hiragana is いもうと.

word

妹

Meaning

Younger sister

Reading

いもうと

imouto

Kanji

妹Younger sister

Explanation

The Japanese noun '妹 (いもうと)' specifically refers to a younger sister. It is used to describe a female sibling who is younger than the speaker. This term is commonly used in family contexts and is gender-specific. For example: my younger sister is kind「私の妹は優しい」(わたしのいもうとはやさしい). I have a younger sister「私は妹がいます」(わたしはいもうとがいます). Note that '妹' is only used for younger sisters; for older sisters, the term '姉 (あね)' is used.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1948

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 妹

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

妹

Meaning

Younger sister

Words Related to 妹 Through the Kanji 妹

This Word contains the Kanji 妹 as well.

word

姉妹

Meaning

Sisters

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'Imouto' means 'Younger sister' .

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