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ねえ

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さん
ねえ

neesan

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. older sister; elder sister

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
  2. young lady

  3. miss

  4. ma'am

Full entry for 姉さん

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ねえ

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older sister; elder sister — お姉さん
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さん
ねえ

oneesan

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 1
Appears in chapter 1 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. older sister; elder sister

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)はトムのお(ねえ)さんです。
    She is Tom's older sister.
  2. young lady

    EXAMPLE
    デパートの化粧品(けしょうひん)()()のお(ねえ)さん
    The young lady from (working at) the cosmetics area of the department store
  3. miss

  4. ma'am

  5. older girl

Full entry for お姉さん

さん
あね
にょう
ぼう

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さん
あね
にょう
ぼう

anesannyoubou

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
  1. wife who is older than her husband

Full entry for 姉さん女房

ちゃん
ねえ

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ちゃん
ねえ

neechan

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. (one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister

    Familiar lang.
    Familiar language
    Familiar lang.
  2. girl

Full entry for 姉ちゃん

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