姉
Readings
Kana:
シ、あね、はは
Romaji:
shi, ane, haha
Meaning
elder sister
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
8
Radical Number:
38
Frequency:
1473
Grade:
2
Skip Pattern:
1-3-5
Korean Reading:
ja
Chinese Reading:
zi3
Unicode:
59c9
JIS:
3B50
Indexes
Halpern Index: 280
Nelson Index: 1207
Words
姉
(あね)
older sister; elder sister
姉
(ねえ)
used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure; used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister
姉さん
(ねえさん、あねさん)
elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)
従姉
(じゅうし、いとこ)
cousin (elder female)
義姉
(ぎし、あね)
sister-in-law (elder); stepsister (elder)