姉 Kanji - Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

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姉

Stroke order for 姉

elder sister

Grade Level

Grade 2

Stroke Count

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 Vocabulary

お姉ちゃん

おねえちゃん

older sister (informal, endearing)

おねえさん

older sister, young lady

older sister (polite)

elder sister, miss (informal)

ねえちゃん

sis, elder sister (informal)

elder sister and younger brother

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