Memory phrase for the Kanji: 妹
妹
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Meaning
younger sister
Pronunciation
MAI imōto
Explanation
Left: woman 女, right: immature 未 (The tree's 木 upper branch is shorter, hence: young/immature)
Mnemonic
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The woman, who is still immature, is my younger sister.
Radicals
女
woman The stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja.
未
immature, unripe The upper twig of the tree is shorter (=not yet)
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Vocabulary
妹
いもうと
(hum) younger sister
1874
姉妹
しまい
sisters
1877
従姉妹
いとこ
cousin (female)
2458
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