姉 — kanji meaning “elder sister”
姉
elder sister
- Meanings
- elder sister
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- あね、はは
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #1473 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- zǐ
Words with 姉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姉妹 | しまい shimai | sisters |
| 姉さん | ねえさん neesan | older sister; elder sister |
| 義姉 | ぎし gishi | sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife) |
| 姉ちゃん | ねえちゃん neechan | (one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister |
| 従姉妹 | いとこ itoko | cousin (female) |
| 実姉 | じっし jisshi | biological older sister; real elder sister |
| 姉御 | あねご anego | elder sister |
| 従姉 | じゅうし juushi | cousin (older female) |
| 大姉 | おおあね ooane | eldest sister |
| 大姉 | だいし daishi | Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix) |
| 長姉 | ちょうし choushi | eldest sister; oldest sister |
| 十姉妹 | じゅうしまつ juushimatsu | Bengalese finch; society finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica) |
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