Vocabulary

What does 姪 (めい, mei) mean?

姪 (めい, mei) means niece.

Quick facts
Readingめい
Romajimei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
めい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmei

niece

  1. 1noun niece

Example sentences

  • I gave a doll as a gift for my niece's birthday.

  • My niece started elementary school this year.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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