姪

めい

Meanings

1. Noun niece

Kanji

• 姪 niece. Read as めい.

Example sentences

• この３人の美しい少女はみな私の姪です。
  These three pretty girls are all nieces of mine.
• ７歳になる私の姪は彼女の兄に向かって、「言いつけるよ」と言った。
  My seven-year-old niece said to her brother "I'll tell on you."
• 最前列で絵を描いている女の子は私の姪です。
  The girl drawing a picture in the first row is my niece.
• 実を言うと彼女は私の姪です。
  To tell the truth, she is my niece.
• 姪とは兄弟の娘を言う。
  A niece is a daughter of one's brother or sister.

Words containing 姪

• 姪っ子 (めいっこ) niece
• 甥姪 (おいめい) nephews and nieces
• 姪御 (めいご) (another person's) niece

And 1 more.

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