姪

めい
mei

niece

What does 姪 mean?

姪 is a Japanese noun meaning “niece” in English. It is written as 姪 in kanji, めい in hiragana, and mei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その姪は彼女の叔母さんのように見えます。

The niece looks like her aunt.

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