姉 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 姉意味

elder sister

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姉 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

あね ane
はは haha

KUNYOMI　訓読み

シ shi

Examples

姉は私のズボンにアイロンをかけてくれる。

My sister presses my trousers.

「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!”

彼女は私の姉です。

She is my elder sister.

私は姉に相談した。

I consulted with my sister.

私の姉は２０代だ。

My sister is in her twenties.

私の姉は婚約した。

My sister got engaged.

彼は姉が３人います。

He has three elder sisters.

実は彼女は僕の姉だ。

As a matter of fact, she is my sister.

私の姉を紹介します。

Let me introduce my sister.

姉はテニスに夢中だ。

My sister is crazy about tennis.

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