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お姉さん (おねえさん) — older sister (formal) | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

お姉さん

おねえさん

N5

nounhonorific 尊敬語

Meanings

1older sister (formal)
2older sister
3elder sister
4young lady
5miss
6ma'am
7older girl

Example sentence

お姉さんはどこに住んでいますか。

おねえさんはどこにすんでいますか。

Where does your older sister live?

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Kanji in this word

姉Elder Sister8 strokes

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