姉妹

See also: 姊妹 and 姐妹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
姉	妹
し Grade: 2	まい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

姉 (shi, “elder sister”) +‎ 妹 (mai, “younger sister”), from Chinese 姊妹

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) しまい [shíꜜmàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɕima̠i]
Homophone: 仕舞

Noun

姉妹 (hiragana しまい, rōmaji shimai)

sisters
- 2016 July 22, “悪あく夢むの声こえ、ブリセラ [Brisela, Voice of Nightmares]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:
  姉 (し)妹 (まい)のなれの果 (は)てを知 (し)ったシガルダは、ただ咽 (むせ)び泣 (な)くことしかできなかった。
  Shimai no narenohate o shitta Shigaruda wa, tada musebinaku koto shika dekinakatta.
  Upon discovering what had become of her sisters, Sigarda could only weep.

References

2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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