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N3 Noun

(めい)niece

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      niece

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    姪 【めい】

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      (めい)のためにぬいぐるみを()う。

      I will buy a stuffed animal for my niece.

      • N3

      (あに)から(めい)5歳(ごさい)になったと()きました。

      I heard from my brother that my niece has turned five years old.

      • N3

      (めい)、すなわち(おとうと)(むすめ)はこの四月(しがつ)から小学生(しょうがくせい)になるそうです。

      My niece, who is my brother's daughter, will start elementary school this April.

      • N3

      好奇(こうき)(しん)旺盛(おうせい)(つね)にエネルギッシュなのは、(めい)ではなく(おい)(ほう)だ。

      It's actually my nephew, not my niece, who has a curious and energetic nature.

      • N3

      今年(ことし)二十歳(はたち)になる(めい)意気投合(いきとうごう)し、人生(じんせい)について(はな)()んでしまいました。

      I bonded with my niece, who will turn twenty this year, and ended up having a long conversation about life.

      • N2
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