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姉妹
JLPT N3 · Vocabulary
姉妹 — “sisters”
姉妹 (read
しまい
) means
sisters
. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.
Reading
しまい
Meaning
sisters
姉妹 in a sentence
彼女
かのじょ
には
姉妹
しまい
が
三
さん
人
にん
いる。
She has three sisters.
The kanji in 姉妹
姉
older sister
妹
younger sister
Words that share a kanji with 姉妹
姉
あね
— (my) older sister (humble)
お姉さん
おねえさん
— older sister (formal)
従姉妹
いとこ
— cousin
妹
いもうと
— younger sister (humble)
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