姉

あねしねえ

Meaning

姉あね

Word or expression in common usage

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

older sister
elder sister

姉し

suffix

honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status

姉ねえ

noun, used as a suffix

used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure

used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister

Translations

aapa〈インド・パキスタン〉
big sister
elder sister
one's older sister
sister

Kanji

姉
- onyomiシ
- kunyomiあね・はは
- meaningelder sister

Sentences

ママ～！あのお姉ちゃんとお兄ちゃん、お手手繋いで、すっごく仲良しさんだね～！
「なあ、そこの姉さん」「え？」「ちょっと相談に乗ってくれないか？」
"Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"
私たちは姉妹３人で喫茶店を始めた。
We three sisters opened a coffee shop.
「あ、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲姉」「コラ。幾ら親戚とはいえ、私は先輩医師よ？院内ではちゃんとケジメをつけなさい」
"Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"
従姉妹にはね、もの凄いボインボインな子がいるんだよ？
Among my cousins, you know, there's a girl with the most enormous breasts.
さまざまな才能に恵まれて、なんでもそつなくこなす姉にとって、平々凡々たる俺の存在はひどく許せないものらしい。
For my multi-talented sister, able do anything with ease, it seems that my commonplace self is something whose existence she finds very hard to forgive.
私はお姉ちゃんの夕飯をラップに包んでしまわないと。
I have to wrap my sister's dinner in clingfilm.
なるべく姉ちゃんにも周りにも迷惑をかけずに、事態の早期解決をなんとか頼むぞ。
I want you to somehow resolve the situation as promptly and avoiding to cause trouble for my sister and those around us as much as possible.
おまえの従姉だったよな。二年生、現生徒会役員。部活はバスケで、副キャプテンを務めてる。
It was your cousin. Second year, current member of student council, club activity is basketball, working as vice captain.
兄が急逝したのは２年前、義姉は一人兄の遺した小さな宝飾店を健気に守ってきた。
Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.
ねえ蓮、お姉さんが手をつないであげようか？キミは毎年すぐにはぐれちゃうもんね。
By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year you wander off.
姉は頭の回転がいい。
My sister is quick-thinking.
苦しかったらギブアップして、お姉さんのお願いを聞きなさいっ。
If you can't take it, give up and do what I, your older sister, asked of you.
そのため、僕にとってのココは「遊び相手のお姉さん」で、家族のひとりとしての認識しかなく、親父に誰何するような存在ではなかった。
For that reason Coco was, to me, 'an older sister I can play with' and I thought of her only as one member of the family not as someone I should question my father concerning her identity.
「カイちゃんよー、お姉ちゃんはスゴク悲しいよー。こんなことで人生初体験だよ」「え？」「夜・逃・げ」
"Kai dear! I'm really sad! Having my first experience in this way." "Eh?" "Skip-ping-town."
和子さんはお姉さんによく似ています。
例えば、大阪はサンフランシスコの姉妹都市です。
For example, Osaka is the sister city of San Francisco.
隣人は４人姉妹と猫１匹です。
My neighbors are four sisters and a cat.
料理は姉を先生にして習いました。
I learned cooking under my sister's tuition.
両親だけでなく姉も私の意見に反対である。
Not only my parents but also my sister is against my opinion.