| 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. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 442 | 
Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_people_family
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