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Kanji Detail for 姪 - "niece"

姪

  • Meaning

    姪 means "niece." Also associated with nephew.

    1. Niece - A sibling's daughter.

    2. Nephew - A sibling's child (historically used for both).

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    • Verified meaning: niece
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: nephew

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    niece

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    brother's child

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    brother's son; nephew

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    niece

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Nephew/niece. Originally the counterpart to 姑. A woman's term for her brothers' children. Since Jin dynasty, became a general term for uncles' relations.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chitsu(チツ) チツ

    ichi(イチ) イチ

    itsu(イツ) イツ

    jichi(ジチ) ジチ

    tetsu(テツ) テツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mei(めい) めい

    oi(おい) おい

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    niece nephew kin relative

Sentences including 姪

  • These three pretty girls are all nieces of mine.

  • To tell the truth , she is my niece.

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