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妹

いもうと

(my) younger sister

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Examples

  1. 妹はかわいいです。

    いもうとはかわいいです。

    My younger sister is cute.

  2. 妹は中学生です。

    いもうとはちゅうがくせいです。

    My younger sister is a junior high school student.

  3. 妹に本をあげました。

    いもうとにほんをあげました。

    I gave my younger sister a book.

Common patterns

妹がいる
to have a younger sister
妹と話す
to talk with one's younger sister
妹の部屋
one's younger sister's room

Memory tip

The kanji 妹 has the woman radical 女 next to 未 (not yet) — a woman who is "not yet" grown: the younger sister.

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