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Kanji Detail for 妹 - "younger sister, young woman"

  • Meaning

    妹 means "younger sister, young woman." Also associated with woman.

    1. Younger sister - A female sibling younger than oneself.

    2. Young woman - An affectionate term for younger women or wives.

    3. Woman - A familiar term for women.

  • Words using

    • 姉妹 しまい Listen sisters
    • 従姉妹 いとこ Listen cousin (female)
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    • Verified meaning: younger sister, young woman
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read せざき, まい)
    • Also carries these associations: woman

    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.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (まい)Listen

    Surnames (せざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    younger sister

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    younger sister

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    younger sister

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    younger sister

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

    A younger sister.
  • Onyomi

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  • Kunyomi

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Sentences including

  • She bought a dictionary for her sister.

  • I'll bring my sister when i come next time.

  • My sister and i go to the movies from time to time.

  • It seems that his sister is a good cook.

  • She has been looking after her sick sister for ten years.

  • She was playing with her sister at that time.

  • How many sisters do you have?

  • I have one elder brother and a younger sister.

  • My sister always keeps her room clean.

  • I couldn't tell her from sister.

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