姉

See also 姊, and 姐

Translingual

Han character

姉 (radical 38 女+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女十月 (VJB), 女卜中月 (VYLB), composition ⿰女市)

1. elder sister

References

• KangXi: page 258, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6165
• Dae Jaweon: page 523, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1029, character 16
• Unihan data for U+59C9

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Japanese

Alternative forms

姐

Noun

姉 (hiragana あね, romaji ane)

1. one's own older sister

Synonyms

• お姉さん (onē-san)
• お姉ちゃん (onē-chan)

Kanji

姉 (grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: し (shi)
• Kun: あね (ane)

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Korean

Hanja

姉
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 자 (revised: ja, McCune-Reischauer: cha)

• Name (hangeul): 손윗누이 (revised: sonwitnui, McCune-Reischauer: sonwitnui)

Compounds

姉妹 (자매) 姉妹結緣 (자매결연) 姉妹校 (자매교) 姉妹機關 (자매기관)

姉妹船 (자매선) 姉妹新聞 (자매신문) 姉妹語 (자매어)

姉妹篇 (자매편) 姉妹學校 (자매학교) 姉妹會社 (자매회사)

References

• Naver Hanja Dictionary: 姉

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Mandarin

Hanzi

姉 (pinyin zǐ (zi3), Wade-Giles tzu³)

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Vietnamese

Han character

姉 (chị, tỷ)