Meaning of 兄妹(けいまい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 兄妹

Kana Reading けいまい, きょうだい

Romaji keimai, kyōdai

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

older brother and younger sister

Examples of 兄妹, けいまい, きょうだい in a sentence

「でも、俺たち兄妹だろ！」「名目上ではね」

But, we're brother and sisters aren't we!? "In name we are."

Related Kanji

妹 JLPT 4

8 strokes

younger sister

On'Yomi: マイ

Kun'Yomi: いもうと

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兄 JLPT 4

5 strokes

elder brother, big brother

On'Yomi: ケイ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: あに

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