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
New Nelson Index: 1201
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e5.8
Four Corner Index: 4042.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 498
Gakken Index: 1329
Japanese Names Index: 847
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6165
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0661
Remembering the kanji Index: 413
Busy People Index: 3.15
Kanji Flashcards Index: 154
Kodansha Compact Index: 438
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 146
Kanji in Context Index: 77
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 210
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 253
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 420
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 442
Essential Kanji Index: 120
Kodansha Kanji Index: 336
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1744
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 413
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 159
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)