妳
you (female)
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Readings
On'yomi
- ダイ
- ナイ
- デイ
- ジ
- ネ
- ニ
Kun'yomi
- はは
- はぐく.む
- あね
Meaning
妳 is a rare kanji that specifically means 'you' when addressing a female. Its meaning is narrow and personal, used as a feminine second-person pronoun.
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Etymology
妳 combines 女 (woman) with 尔, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character was created to specify a female 'you', parallel to 你 for a general or male 'you'.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is 女 (woman), and the right side 尔 resembles a person. Think of pointing directly at a woman and saying 'you' — that's 妳.
Reading mnemonic
For ダイ, imagine a woman named Diane being addressed directly: 'You, Diane!' — Diane -> ダイ, and the woman radical 女 reinforces the female 'you'.