Skip to content
今日の漢字
Grade 2JLPT N4

elder sister

8 strokes · frequency rank #1473

On
Kun
あね、はは

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Common words

  1. あねolder sister; elder sister1
    • My sister presses my trousers.

    • "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!"

    • My sister has a sweet tooth.

  2. しまいsisters2
    • Both his sisters are beautiful.

    • Do you have any sisters?

    • Mari and Maki are sisters.

  3. ねえさんolder sister; elder sister3
    • Joan is as charming as her sister.

    • "Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"

    • Follow the example of your sister.

  4. いとこcousin (female)4
    • His cousin, whose name I forget, was a nurse.

    • I'm sorry I haven't been able to give you my cousin's contact info.

    • The cousins are similar in appearance but widely different in character.

  5. おねえさんolder sister; elder sister5
    • Your sister has a sense of beauty.

    • By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year you wander off.

    • She's Tom's sister.

  6. けいしolder brother and older sister6
  7. じっしbiological older sister; real elder sister7
  8. ぎしsister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)8
    • Since my brother died suddenly two years ago, my sister-in-law has valiantly kept going the small jewellery store he left her.

Study