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妹
Kanji meaning "younger sister"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #762
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Kanken Level 9
WaniKani Level 6
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Trainee
8 strokes
Meanings
younger sister
On'yomi
マイ
Kun'yomi
いもうと
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
女
woman
radical
未
un-
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
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(
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)
Reading usage
まい
46 (75%)
いもうと
11 (18%)
いも
2 (3%)
いもと
1 (2%)
だい
1 (2%)
姉
(
し
)
妹
(
まい
)
sisters
#4400
義
(
ぎ
)
妹
(
まい
)
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
#32822
従
(
じゅう
)
妹
(
まい
)
cousin (younger female)
#39521
弟
(
てい
)
妹
(
まい
)
younger brother and sister
#39566
兄
(
きょう
)
弟
(
だい
)
姉
(
し
)
妹
(
まい
)
brothers and sisters
#40004
兄妹愛
(
けいまいあい
)
brother-sister love
#56988
実
(
じつ
)
妹
(
まい
)
biological younger sister
#59520
姉
(
し
)
妹
(
まい
)
愛
(
あい
)
sisterly love
#65246
愚
(
ぐ
)
妹
(
まい
)
younger sister
#73593
末
(
まつ
)
妹
(
まい
)
youngest sister
#74949
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Most common words using this kanji
妹
(
いもうと
)
younger sister
#1066
姉
(
し
)
妹
(
まい
)
sisters
#4400
兄
(
きょう
)
妹
(
だい
)
older brother and younger sister
#5991
妹
(
いもうと
)
さん
younger sister
#6577
義
(
ぎ
)
妹
(
まい
)
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
#32822
従姉妹
(
いとこ
)
cousin (female)
#36738
妹
(
いもうと
)
君
(
ぎみ
)
(younger) sister
#37578
妹
(
いもうと
)
分
(
ぶん
)
protegee
#37614
従
(
じゅう
)
妹
(
まい
)
cousin (younger female)
#39521
弟
(
てい
)
妹
(
まい
)
younger brother and sister
#39566
兄
(
きょう
)
弟
(
だい
)
姉
(
し
)
妹
(
まい
)
brothers and sisters
#40004
兄妹愛
(
けいまいあい
)
brother-sister love
#56988
実
(
じつ
)
妹
(
まい
)
biological younger sister
#59520
姉
(
し
)
妹
(
まい
)
愛
(
あい
)
sisterly love
#65246
妹
(
いも
)
の
命
(
みこと
)
young lady
#66579
妹
(
いもうと
)
御
(
ご
)
(another person's) younger sister
#67618
姉妹
(
きょうだい
)
喧
(
げん
)
嘩
(
か
)
quarrel between sisters
#67799
兄妹喧嘩
(
きょうだいげんか
)
quarrel between siblings
#69345
愚
(
ぐ
)
妹
(
まい
)
younger sister
#73593
末
(
まつ
)
妹
(
まい
)
youngest sister
#74949
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