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Learn Japanese: imouto(san) - younger sister

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/imouto(san)

imouto(san)

Word

妹いもうと(さん)imouto(san)

Meaning

younger sister

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Breakdown of imouto(san)

polite name ender

Your younger sister is a woman who was not yet there when you were born.

Usages of imouto(san)

弟おとうと　と　妹いもうと　は　小しょう学がっ校こう　に　通かよって　います。otouto to imouto ha syougakkou ni kayotte imasu.

(My) younger brother and younger sister go to elementary school.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

妹いもうと　は　足あし　が　長ながくて、　スポーツ　が　好すき　です。imouto ha asi ga nagakute, supootu ga suki desu.

(My) sister has long legs and likes sports.

Sentence from Tatoeba

私わたし　の　方ほう　が　妹いもうと　より　背せ　が　高たかい　です。watasi no hou ga imouto yori se ga takai desu.

I'm taller than my younger sister.

こっち　は　妹いもうと　だ。kotti ha imouto da.

This is my younger sister.

家か族ぞく　の　中なか　で　妹いもうと　が　一いち番ばん　若わかい。kazoku no naka de imouto ga itiban wakai.

Among the family, my sister is the youngest.

妹いもうとさん　は　明あかるい　未み来らい　が　あります。imoutosan ha akarui mirai ga arimasu.

Your (younger) sister has a bright future.

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