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N5Kanji

姉

older sister

Readings

On
シ
Kun
あね

Examples

姉（あね）、お姉さん（おねえさん）

older sister (humble), older sister (polite)

Note

姉 (ane) = MY older sister. お姉さん (oneesan) = someone else's, or a polite address for young women.

Questions that use this word

N5 2 · N4 1

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N4N4 漢字

    「姉」の読み方は？

    Answer: あね

  • N5N5 漢字

    「姉」の よみかたは？

    Answer: あね

  • N5N5 漢字

    「姉妹」の よみかたは？

    Answer: しまい

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