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    3. 姉さん

    姉さん

    姉ねえさ​ん​

    older sister

    KMT9News #25+1CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    姐さん

    ねえさんあねさん

    Noun

    1.
    older sister, elder sister
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    2.
    young lady
    3.
    miss
    4.
    ma'am

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    私わたしの姉ねえさんは優やさしいです。

    My older sister is kind.

    KMT9Family & Relationships
    年とし下したの子こ供どもたちはいつも姉ねえさんを尊そん敬けいしていました。

    The younger children always looked up to their older sister.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    結けっ婚こんしても、彼かの女じょは尊そん敬けいと愛あい情じょうを込こめて姉ねえさんを「ねえさん」と呼よび続つづけています。

    Even after getting married, she still calls her older sister 'Neesan' out of respect and affection.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    私わたしが小ちいさい頃ころ、姉ねえさんが自じ転てん車しゃの乗のり方かたを教おしえてくれました。

    My older sister taught me how to ride a bicycle when I was little.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    長ちょう女じょ、つまり「姉ねえさん」は、日に本ほんの家か庭ていで世せ話わ役やくを担になうことが多 いです。

    The eldest daughter, or 'Neesan,' often takes on a nurturing role in Japanese families.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    姉
    あね・はは…(1)
    elder sister
    Kanji
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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