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姐

Readings

Kana: ソ、シャ、あね、ねえさん
Romaji: so, sha, ane, neesan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

elder sister, maidservant

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  38
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  jeo
Chinese Reading:  jie3
Unicode:  59d0
JIS:  3039

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1202
New Nelson Index: 1195
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e5.5
Four Corner Index: 4741.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6172
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0665
Remembering the kanji Index: 2206
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2318

Words

姉 (あね)
older sister; elder sister
お姉さん (おねえさん)
elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); older girl (no relation)
姐御肌 (あねごはだ)
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
菩薩揚げ (ぼさあげ)
ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)
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)
姉御 (あねご)
elder sister
姉や (ねえや)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
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