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姉妹 (しまい): sisters — Japanese vocabulary

姉妹 is read しまい and means "sisters". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

姉妹

Reading
しまい · shimai
Translation
sisters
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しまいが

Example

彼には兄弟が一人と姉妹が二人いる。

かれにはきょうだいがひとりとしまいがふたりいる。

He has a brother and two sisters.

Kanji in this word

  • 姉 — elder sister
  • 妹 — younger sister

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