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姉妹しまい - shimai
姉-older sister (ane), 妹-younger sister (imoto)
sister
Definitions
| Japanese > English |
| 姉妹 |
| 1. n. sisters |
| (hypernyms, ja, 同胞, tr1=dōhō, t1=sibling) |
| 2. n. (attributive business) the status of being a sister |
| 姉妹誌 - sister magazine |
| 3. n. (rare sp, ja, 兄弟, , siblings, lit=brothers) (sisters) |
| 4. n. Usage: Generally used to specifically refer to an elder sister and a younger sister, while utilizing the more common kyōdai reading to express the siblings sense. |
Pronunciation
shimai
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