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姉ねえさん
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
Alt. forms
姉ねえさん
85%
姐ねえさん
11%
ねえさん
3%
Kanji used
姉
older sister
Pitch accent
ね
えさん
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Used in: 1667
Composed of
older sister
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
style of wrapping hair with a towel (worn by women while working)
style of wrapping hair with a towel (worn by women while working)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
eldest of one's older sisters
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?
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