Memory phrase for the character: 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
 
The woman, who is still immature, is my younger sister.

Radicals

女 womanThe stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja.
未 immature, unripeThe upper twig of the tree is shorter (=not yet)




 Vocabulary

妹 いもうと  (hum) younger sister
姉妹 しまい  sisters
従姉妹 いとこ  cousin (female)

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