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姪: niece

niece
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Readings

On
テツ・チツ・ジチ・イツ・イチ
Kun
めい・おい

姪 (めい) is a niece and the look-alike 甥 (おい) a nephew; 姪っ子 is the casual form, 姪御 the polite form for someone else's niece.

Key words

姪めいniece
姪っ子めいっこniece (casual)
姪御めいご(someone else's) niece
甥姪おいめいnephews and nieces
姪孫てっそんgrandniece

Example sentences

Next week I'm going to the birthday party of my niece, who is turning five.

My niece has grown bigger every time I see her, which surprises me.

The president's niece has been working at the reception desk since this spring.

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