Word Meaning 兄妹

けいまい keimai

兄妹 is read as けいまい (keimai) and means older brother and younger sister.

Meaning

English

older brother and younger sister

Reading

Kana

けいまい

Romaji

keimai

Writing Variants

兄妹きょうだい kyoudai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 152264 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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兄弟姉妹

きょうだいしまい

brothers and sisters

兄妹交配

きょうだいこうはい

brother-sister inbreeding

兄妹喧嘩

きょうだいげんか

quarrel between siblings

兄弟

きょうだい

brothers

兄さん

にいさん

brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)

兄

あに

older brother

兄ちゃん

にいちゃん

(one's) older brother

兄姉

けいし

brother and sister

兄弟子

あにでし

senior pupil (of the same master)

姉妹

しまい

sisters

妹

いもうと

younger sister

弟妹

ていまい

younger brother and sister

Example Sentences

トムとメアリーは兄妹です。

Tom and Mary are brother and sister.

「でも、俺たち兄妹だろ！」「名目上ではね」

"But we're brother and sisters, aren't we?!" "In name we are."