Word Meaning 姉弟

してい shitei

姉弟 is read as してい (shitei) and means older sister and younger brother.

Meaning

English

older sister and younger brother

Reading

Kana

してい

Romaji

shitei

Writing Variants

姉弟きょうだい kyoudai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 152292 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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兄弟姉妹

きょうだいしまい

brothers and sisters

姉妹

しまい

sisters

姉さん

ねえさん

ma'am

姉

あね

older sister

弟

てい

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)

兄弟

きょうだい

brothers

子弟

してい

young people

親兄弟

おやきょうだい

parents and siblings

姉妹染色分体交換

しまいせんしょくぶんたいこうかん

sister chromatid exchange

姉さん女房

あねさんにょうぼう

wife who is older than her husband

姉様人形

あねさまにんぎょう

paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman (modelled)

姉川の戦い

あねがわのたたかい

Battle of Anegawa (1570)

Example Sentences

トムとメアリーは姉弟です。

Tom and Mary are brother and sister.