Illustration: In a family living room, a teenage girl kneels behind her small brother, helping him fold a paper crane. He watches her hands with complete concentration while secretly balancing a finished crane on top of her head.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お姉ねえさん

oneesan

older sister

Use 姉 for your own sister when speaking to others. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしのお姉ねえさんは毎朝髪まいあさかみを洗あらう。

    My big sister washes her hair every morning.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. お姉ねえさんによろしく伝つたえてください。

    Will you give my best regards to your sister?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょはトムのお姉ねえさんです。

    She’s Tom’s sister.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 姉

  • 姉elder sisterOnシKunあね・はは

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