妹

Readings

Examples

Note

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

• N4N4 漢字

  「妹」の読み方は？

  Answer: いもうと

• N5N5 語彙

  「妹は高校生です。」の「妹」の意味は？

  Answer: 私の妹

• N5N5 漢字

  「妹」の よみかたは？

  Answer: いもうと

• N5N5 漢字

  「姉妹」の よみかたは？

  Answer: しまい

More N5 entries

• 姉妹都市sister city
• 電electricity; electric. Modern life kanji: 電車 (train), 電話 (phone), 電気 (electricity).
• 弟younger brother
• 北north. 北海道 (Hokkaido) = "Northern Sea Road" — Japan's northernmost main island.
• 父father. Critical distinction: 父 (chichi) = MY father (humble). お父さん (otousan) = YOUR father (respectful).
• 中middle; inside; during. Extremely common. 箱の中 = inside the box. 会議中 = during a meeting.
• 帰to return home. Specifically going back to home base. Different from 戻る (modoru = return to any place).
• 山mountain. Looks like mountain peaks. 富士山 (Fujisan) = Mt. Fuji. Very common in surnames: 山田, 山本.