姉
older sister; elder sister
8 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 1473.
Readings
- あね (kun reading): 姉 (あね) older sister; 姉貴 (あねき) elder sister
- シ (on reading): 姉妹 (しまい) sisters; 姉弟 (してい) older sister and younger brother
- はは (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 従姉妹 (いとこ) cousin (female); 乳姉妹 (ちきょうだい) foster sister; 姉妹喧嘩 (きょうだいげんか) quarrel between sisters
Components
Words using 姉
- 姉 (あね) older sister
- 姉貴 (あねき) elder sister
- 姉川の戦い (あねがわのたたかい) Battle of Anegawa (1570)
- 姉婿 (あねむこ) the husband of one's elder sister
- 姉御 (あねご) elder sister
- 姉妹 (しまい) sisters
- 姉弟 (してい) older sister and younger brother
- 姉妹都市 (しまいとし) sister city
- 姉妹群 (しまいぐん) sister group
- 兄弟姉妹 (きょうだいしまい) brothers and sisters
- 従姉妹 (いとこ) cousin (female)
- 乳姉妹 (ちきょうだい) foster sister
- 姉妹喧嘩 (きょうだいげんか) quarrel between sisters
- お姉さん (おねえさん) older sister
- お姉ちゃん (おねえちゃん) older sister
- 姉さん (ねえさん) older sister
- 姉ちゃん (ねえちゃん) (one's) older sister
- 姉や (ねえや) young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
77 words in all.