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[edit]Kanji in this term |
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姉 |
ねえ Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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お姐さん (rare) |
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (honorific) elder sister: used as term of address to one's own older sister, and to refer to other people's older sisters
- 1994 January 20 [1988 December 17], Akira Oze, “第4話 兄の命 [Chapter 4: Brother’s Life]”, in 夏子の酒 [Natsuko’s Saké], 14th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tōkyō: Kōdansha, →ISBN, page 93:
- 義姉さん
夏ちゃん
なんで義姉さんが働いてるの?休んでればいいのに
いいのこのほうが気がまぎれるし……手が足りないの- Nē-san
Natchan
Nan de nē-san ga hataraiteru no? Yasundere ba ii no nī
I no kono hō ga ki ga magireru shi…… Te ga tarinai no - Sister!
Natchan!
Why are you working, sister? You should be resting.
I needed a distraction… Besides, there aren’t enough hands around here.
- Nē-san
- 義姉さん
- young woman, young lady
Synonyms
[edit]- 姉 (ane): (humble): Used to refer to one's own older sister when talking to someone else.
- お姉ちゃん (onē-chan): (term of endearment): elder sister, big sis
- 姉さん (nē-san)
References
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