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Kanji Detail for 姉 - "older sister, elder woman"

  • Meaning

    姉 means "older sister, elder woman."

    1. Older sister - The elder female among siblings.

    2. Elder woman - A term of endearment or respect for older women.

  • Words using

    • 姉妹 しまい Listen sisters
    • 姉さん ねえさん Listen older sister; elder sister; young lady
    • 従姉妹 いとこ Listen cousin (female)
    • お姉さん おねえさん Listen older sister; elder sister; young lady
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    • Verified meaning: older sister, elder woman
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あねがざき, あねさき, あねざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Surnames (あねがざき)Listen (あねさき)Listen (あねざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    elder sister

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    elder sister

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 姊[zi3]
  • Onyomi

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  • Kunyomi

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  • Strokes

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Sentences including

  • Don't live off your sister any more.

  • I use the room in common with my sister.

  • She is no less beautiful than her sister.

  • Your sister didn't hurt herself , did she?

  • His sister looks young.

  • Both of my sisters are married.

  • His sister makes too much of fashion.

  • He has three elder sisters.

  • I went to see his sister last week.

  • This dictionary is my sister's.

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