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姉

elder sister
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingあね、はは
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. elder sisterRtK
  1. older sister

Synonyms

シスター姉さん義姉

Popular Usage

お姉さん姉妹従姉妹

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · market · top hat (亠) · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 442

Compound words

お姉さんおねえさん
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
姉妹しまい
sisters
従姉妹いとこ
cousin (female)
義姉ぎし
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
姉さんねえさん
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
兄姉けいし
older brother and older sister
姉貴あねき
elder sister
姉君あねぎみ
(elder) sister
姉御あねご
elder sister
姉上あねうえ
older sister
姉弟してい
older sister and younger brother
大姉だいし
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
乳姉妹ちきょうだい
foster sister
御姉さんおねえさん
older sister
姉妹会社しまいがいしゃ
affiliated company
姉妹都市しまいとし
sister city
天津御姉あまつみこ
emperor
お姉キャラおねえキャラ
celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.)
姉川の戦いあねがわのたたかい
Battle of Anegawa (1570)

Kun Reading Examples

彼は男まさりの姉に育てられた。あね
He was bought up by his strong willed sister.tatoeba
彼は私を姉と間違えたに違いない。あね
I'm sure he mistook me for my sister.tatoeba
彼は私の姉と結婚した。あね
He married my sister.tatoeba
彼は姉に部屋にペンキを塗るのを手伝ってもらった。あね
He got his sister to help him paint his room.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は男まさりの姉に育てられた。
He was bought up by his strong willed sister.tatoeba
彼は小説の姉妹編を執筆中だ。
He is now writing a sister volume to his novel.tatoeba
彼は私を姉と間違えたに違いない。
I'm sure he mistook me for my sister.tatoeba
彼は私の姉と結婚した。
He married my sister.tatoeba
同２号と姉妹種。
It is a sister variety of Hatton nishiki No.2.wiki
姉妹都市・提携都市
Sister and associated citieswiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 姉

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