This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: マイ、いもうと
Romaji: mai, imouto
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: す、せ、も
Romaji: su, se, mo
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Romaji

Meaning

younger sister

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  38
Frequency:  1446
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  mae
Chinese Reading:  mei4
Unicode:  59b9
JIS:  4B65

Indexes

Halpern Index: 278
Nelson Index: 1204
New Nelson Index: 1199
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e5.4
Four Corner Index: 4549.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 207
Gakken Index: 1204
Japanese Names Index: 848
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6138
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0657
Remembering the kanji Index: 220
Busy People Index: 3.15
Kanji Flashcards Index: 153
Kodansha Compact Index: 441
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 226
Kanji in Context Index: 78
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 208
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 250
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 225
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 234
Essential Kanji Index: 427
Kodansha Kanji Index: 333
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1764
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 319
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 166

Words

(いもうと)
younger sister
姉妹 (しまい、きょうだい)
sisters
従妹 (じゅうまい、いとこ)
cousin (younger female)
実妹 (じつまい)
one's younger sister
弟妹 (ていまい)
younger brother and sister
(いも)
darling (only of a woman); dear; honey; my betrothed; one's sister; friend
兄妹 (けいまい、きょうだい)
older brother and younger sister
従姉妹 (いとこ、じゅうしまい)
cousin (female)
義妹 (ぎまい、いもうと)
sister-in-law (younger); stepsister
姉妹喧嘩 (きょうだいげんか)
quarrel between sisters
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