姐
Readings
Kana:
ソ、シャ、あね、ねえさん
Romaji:
so, sha, ane, neesan
Meanings
elder sister, maidservant
Stroke Diagram
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
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)