姉

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姉

noun シ · あね · ねえ

（あね）同じ親から産まれた年上の女。年下は妹という。
（あね）(主に年上の)女性に対する、親しみを込めた敬称。（姉も姐もあてられる。）

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sister woman or girl having the same parents
sis sister
older sister single-word translations

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {姉},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ja/%E5%A7%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}