Kanji

姉

姉

elder sister

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あね, はは

Nanori (Name Reading)

あね, え

Common Readings

シ, あね

Example sentences

姉 あね
姉 は 学校 で 先生 を しています 。

My older sister is a teacher at a school.

嫁ぐ とつぐ
姉 は 遠い 町 へ 嫁いでいった 。

My older sister married and moved to a distant town.

お姉ちゃん おねえちゃん
私 の お姉ちゃん は とても 優しい 。

My big sister is very kind.

お姉さん おねえさん
あそこ に 座っている お姉さん に 、 道 を 聞いて みよう 。

Let's try asking that young lady sitting over there for directions.

お姉 おねえ
私 の お姉 さん は とても 優しい です 。

My big sister is very kind.

姉さん ねえさん
姉さん は とても 優しい です 。

My older sister is very kind.

姉妹 しまい
その 三人 の 姉妹 は 、 とても 仲 が 良い 。

The three sisters are very close.

愛憎 あいぞう
姉妹 の 間 に は 愛憎 が 渦巻いていた

Love and hate swirled between the sisters.

姉ちゃん ねえちゃん
私 の 姉ちゃん は 、 いつも 美味しい 料理 を 作ってくれる 。

My sister always makes delicious food for me.

姉弟 してい
彼ら は 仲 の 良い 姉弟 だ 。

They are a close-knit sister and brother.

Example Vocabulary

姉

あね

older sister

お姉ちゃん

おねえちゃん

older sister (affectionate)

お姉さん

おねえさん

elder sister; young lady; Miss

お姉

おねえ

elder sister

姉さん

ねえさん

older sister; young lady

姉妹

しまい

sisters

姉ちゃん

ねえちゃん

older sister (informal); young lady

姉弟

してい

elder sister and younger brother

姉上

あねうえ

義姉

ぎし

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