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お姉さん

お姐さん、 御姉さん、 御姐さん

Reading

Kana: おねえさん
Romaji: oneesan
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Definitions

1

elder sister

Note: usu. お姉さん
Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
See also: 姉さん
2

(vocative) young lady

See also: 姉さん
3

miss (referring to a waitress, etc.)

Note: usu. お姐さん
See also: 姉さん
4

ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors)

Note: usu. お姐さん
See also: 姉さん
5

older girl (no relation)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 あね、 はは
Meaning: elder sister
Readings: ソ、 シャ、 あね、 ねえさん
Meanings: elder sister, maidservant
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern

Example Sentences

彼女(かのじょ)はトムのお(ねえ)さんです。
➥She's Tom's sister.
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(わたし)のお(ねえ)さんは毎朝(まいあさ)(かみ)(あら)う。
➥My big sister washes her hair every morning.
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彼女(かのじょ)はお(ねえ)さんに(おと)らず(うつく)しい。
➥She is no less pretty than her sister.
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(かれ)はお(ねえ)さんに(おと)らず親切(しんせつ)だ。
➥He is no less kind than his sister.
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彼女(かのじょ)はお(ねえ)さんほど(うつく)しくない。
➥She is less beautiful than her sister.
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彼女(かのじょ)はお(ねえ)さんに(おと)らず(あたま)がいい。
➥She is no less clever than her sister.
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