Moto 妹: Younger SisterKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- マイ
- Kun'yomi
- いもうと
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 63 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (マイ)
- 姉妹しまいsisters
- 実妹じつまいbiological younger sister
- 弟妹ていまいyounger brother and sister
- 義妹ぎまいsister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)
- 亡妹ぼうまいone's deceased younger sister
- 令妹れいまいyour younger sister
- 兄妹けいまいolder brother and younger sister
- 兄弟姉妹きょうだいしまいbrothers and sisters; siblings
- 姉妹丼しまいどんthreesome including two women who are sisters
- 姉妹会社しまいがいしゃaffiliated company; sister company
- 姉妹友好都市関係しまいゆうこうとしかんけいsister-city relationship
- 姉妹愛しまいあいsisterly love; affection between sisters
- 姉妹染色分体交換しまいせんしょくぶんたいこうかんsister chromatid exchange
- 姉妹校しまいこうsister school (to)
- 姉妹編しまいへんcompanion (sister) volume (to); sequel (to)
- 姉妹群しまいぐんsister group; sister taxon
- 姉妹船しまいせんsister ship
- 姉妹艦しまいかんsister ship
- 姉妹語しまいごsister language; related language
- 姉妹都市しまいとしsister city; twin town
- 小妹しょうまいlittle sister; younger sister
- 少妹しょうまいlittle sister; younger sister
- 従妹じゅうまいcousin (younger female)
- 愚妹ぐまいyounger sister
- 末妹まつまいyoungest sister
- 棒姉妹ぼうしまいpogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
- 異母妹いぼまいhalf-sister (younger, different mother)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 妹いもうとyounger sister
- 妹さんいもうとさんyounger sister
- 妹分いもうとぶんprotegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
- 妹君いもうとぎみ(younger) sister
- 妹娘いもうとむすめyounger daughter
- 妹婿いもうとむこthe husband of one's younger sister
- 妹御いもうとご(another person's) younger sister
Other readings
- 従姉妹いとこcousin (female)
- 乳姉妹ちきょうだいfoster sister
- 二従兄妹ふたいとこsecond cousin
- 二従姉妹ふたいとこsecond cousin
- 兄妹げんかきょうだいげんかquarrel between siblings
- 兄妹交配きょうだいこうはいbrother-sister inbreeding; sibling mating
- 兄妹喧嘩きょうだいげんかquarrel between siblings
- 再従兄妹はとこsecond cousin
- 再従姉妹はとこsecond cousin
- 十姉妹じゅうしまつBengalese finch; society finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica)
- 又従兄妹またいとこsecond cousin
- 又従姉妹またいとこsecond cousin
- 吾妹わぎもmy love; my dear
- 吾妹子わぎもこmy love; my dear
- 女姉妹おんなきょうだいsisters; female siblings
- 妹の命いものみことyoung lady
- 妹兄いもせcouple; husband and wife
- 妹背いもせcouple; husband and wife
- 妹背鳥いもせどりany bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits)
- 姉妹げんかきょうだいげんかquarrel between sisters
- 姉妹・友好都市関係しまいゆうこうとしかんけいsister-city relationship
- 姉妹喧嘩きょうだいげんかquarrel between sisters
- 庶妹ままいもstep-sister (younger); stepsister
- 弥従姉妹いやいとこsecond cousin
- 我妹わぎもmy love; my dear
- 我妹子わぎもこmy love; my dear
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