Bloomko
JLPT N3 · Relatives

甥

おい

nephew

Stroke order of 甥

甥 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A son (男) born (生) of a sibling's line: nephew.

Parts: 生 born + 男 male

Example sentence

甥は五歳です。

おいはごさいです。

My nephew is five years old.

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