妹

いもうと · imouto · JLPT N5 · noun

sister

妹 — sister

👧 妹 = 女 woman + 未 not yet: the girl who is not yet grown

The left part 女 means woman; the right part 未 means not yet and also hints at the sound. A woman who is not yet grown up is the younger sister. Use imouto for your own sister; someone else's is imouto-san.

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