ねえさん
Meanings
Noun
Honorific
1. older sister; elder sister
usu. 姉さん
I can't say I don't understand my older sister's feelings.
2. young lady
vocative
Hey, miss, why not stop in for a bit?
3. miss
referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. 姐さん
4. ma'am
used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. 姐さん
Pitch accent
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えさん
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Composed of
older sister
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
eldest of one's older sisters
style of wrapping hair with a towel (worn by women while working)
Examples (19 in total)
My older sister is laughing too.
My big sister is a real airhead.
The two of them are my older sister's contemporaries, right?
She's not as beautiful as her sister.
Your sister's as beautiful as ever.
My elder sister is afraid of all doctors.
Your sister is a good pianist, isn't she?
Sister, you are forgetting the original intent.
My older sister and I were standing in the same place.
I'm dating my sister's boyfriend's sister.
My older sister has been shut up in her room since this morning.
Ben loves your sister.
Joan is as charming as her sister.
She wears the same kinds of clothes as her sister.
I want the same dictionary that your sister has.
Having said that much, my sister turned bright red at her own words.
Unfortunately, unlike my older sister, I can't use magic at all.
Right after that, my older sister appeared, as if bursting out of the living room.
I'm going to a Japanese restaurant tomorrow with my sister and my niece.