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What is the Kanji for 'Younger sister'? | 妹

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Younger sister', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Younger sister' is 妹.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Younger sister

    Reading

    kunyomiいもうと

    imouto

    onyomiまい

    mai

    Parts

    Woman Not yet

    Example Word

    姉妹: sisters. The Japanese noun '姉妹 (しまい)' refers to 'sisters'. It specifically denotes a pair or group of female siblings. This term is often used in contexts discussing family relationships or to metaphorically describe close relationships between entities, such as sister cities or sister schools. For example: They are sisters「彼女たちは姉妹です」(かのじょたちはしまいです). Our school has a sister school in Japan「私たちの学校は日本に姉妹校があります」(わたしたちのがっこうはにほんにしまいこうがあります). The term can also be used in broader contexts to describe things that are closely related or paired, such as 'sister companies'.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    794

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Woman

    kanji

    Meaning

    Not yet

Words Using

This kanji is used in 2 words:

    word

    Meaning

    Younger sister

    word

    姉妹

    Meaning

    Sisters

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 38 kanji contain the part 女 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Number

    kanji

    Meaning

    Older sister

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cheap, Relax

    kanji

    Meaning

    Begin

    kanji

    Meaning

    Like, Fond

    kanji

    Meaning

    Marriage

    kanji

    Meaning

    Important, Need

    kanji

    Meaning

    Daughter, Girl

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lady

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wife

    kanji

    姿

    Meaning

    Shape, Figure

    kanji

    Meaning

    Surname, Family name

    kanji

    Meaning

    Marry, Bride

    kanji

    婿

    Meaning

    Bridegroom, Groom

    kanji

    Meaning

    Committee

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hinder, Disturb

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cherry

    kanji

    Meaning

    Exquisite, Marvelous

    kanji

    Meaning

    Gentle, Come to terms

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dislike

    kanji

    Meaning

    Might, Intimidate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Pregnant, Swollen

    kanji

    Meaning

    Pregnant, Pregnancy

    kanji

    Meaning

    As, Likeness

    kanji

    Meaning

    Marriage, Marry

    kanji

    Meaning

    Enjoyment, Recreation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Intermediary, Mediator

    kanji

    Meaning

    Princess

    kanji

    Meaning

    Princess, Queen

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lass, Young lady

    kanji

    Meaning

    Legitimate heir, Legitimate wife

    kanji

    Meaning

    Old woman

    kanji

    Meaning

    Irrational, Reckless

    kanji

    Meaning

    Servant, Dude

    kanji

    Meaning

    Princess, Beauty

    kanji

    Meaning

    Envy, Jealous

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bewitched

    kanji

    Meaning

    Envy, Jealous

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 5 kanji contain the part 未 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Flavor

    kanji

    Meaning

    Business

    kanji

    Meaning

    Charm, Alluring

    kanji

    Meaning

    Vermillion

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dark, Foolish

Learn the Kanji

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What does 妹 mean?

妹 means 'Younger sister'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.