姉

See also: 姊 and 姐

Translingual

Han character

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

References

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

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 姉 – see 姊 (“elder sister; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 姊).

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Japanese

Kanji

姉

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. older sister

Readings

• Go-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
• Kun: あね (ane, 姉, Jōyō); え (e); ねえ (nē)

Etymology

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Alternative forms

• 姐

Noun

姉(あね) • (ane) 

1. one's own older sister

Synonyms

• お姉(ねえ)さん (onēsan)
• お姉(ねえ)ちゃん (onēchan)

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Korean

Hanja

姉 (eumhun 손윗누이 자 (sonwinnu'i ja))

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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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Miyako

Kanji

姉

Readings

• Native: あんが

Noun

姉 (hiragana あんが, romaji anga)

1. older sister

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 姉 (chị, tỷ)

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