Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

1446 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: younger sister

Kunyomi: いもうと

Onyomi: マイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: おんなへん

Meaning: woman, female

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(しまい)   sisters

校(しまいこう)   sister school

(いもうと)   one's own younger sister

Onyomi Examples

イモウトギミ (younger) sister

ギマイ sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife), younger stepsister, younger adopted sister, non-blood-related younger sister

テイマイ younger brother and sister

Kunyomi Examples

いもうと younger sister

いもうとぎみ (younger) sister