姉妹（しまい）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: sisters
Example sentences
- あの姉妹は顔がとてもよく似ている。 — Those sisters look very much alike.
- 三人姉妹の末っ子として育った。 — I grew up as the youngest of three sisters.
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