Search Terms: *姉
Dictionary results(showing 21 results)
noun
1.
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)
2.
older stepsister, older adopted sister, non-blood-related older sister
Other readings:
義姉【あね】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
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brother and sister
Other readings:
兄姉【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
pronoun
1.
your older sister(honorific language)
2.
you(primarily used by men in letters to older women)
suffix
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honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status(honorific language)
noun
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cousin (elder female)
See also:従妹
Other readings:
従姉【いとこ】[1]
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
noun
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ladies and gentlemen(referring affectionately to close acquaintances)
noun, noun (suffix)
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Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)(honorific language, Buddhist term)
See also:居士