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  2. 妹

いもうと

妹

N5

younger sister

imouto

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JLPT
N5
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#3,179

Meanings

  1. 1
    younger sisternoun

JMdict 1524590

In a sentence

妹(いもうと)little sisterが泣(な)いているcrying

My little sister is crying

How it works

が (subject) points out who is doing the action — the 妹(いもうと) (little sister). The verb is 泣く(なく) (cry), shifted into the て (te-form) plus いる (be) to make 泣いている(ないている) (is crying). That 〜ている (ongoing action) form shows the action is happening right now, in progress.

Written with

  • 妹younger sister8 strokes

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