| Kanji | 姉 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シ |
| Kunyomi | あね、はは |
| English | elder sister |
| Examples | 姉(あね): older sister; elder sister 姉妹(しまい): sisters お姉さん(おねえさん): (1) elder sister (2) (vocative) young lady (3) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) (4) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors) 従姉妹(いとこ): cousin (female) |
| JLPT Level | 4 |
| Jouyou Grade | 2 |
| Frequency | 1473 |
| Components | 女: woman; female 市: market; city; town |
| Number of Strokes | 8 |
| Kanji Radical | 女 |
| Radical Number | 38 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | おんな・おんなへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | elder sister |
| Koohii Story 1 | Unlike the younger sister (妹), who is not yet old enough to date... the elder sister is on the market! |
| Koohii Story 2 | She´s old enough to be allowed to go to the market. |
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_people_family
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