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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小28 strokesRadical 女

妹 · younger sister

妹 is a kanji meaning younger sister. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • マイmai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いもうとimōto

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 妹 · 3 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 妹
WordReadingMeaningLevel
妹いもうとyounger sister (humble)N5
姉妹しまいsistersN3
従姉妹いとこcousin (female)N3

Example sentence

私の妹は有名だ。

わたしのいもうとはゆうめいだ

My sister is famous.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #162593 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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8 strokes
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