Japanese

Alternative forms

• お姐さん (rare)

Noun

お姉さん ‎(hiragana おねえさん, romaji onē-san)

1. (honorific) elder sister. Used as term of address to one's own older sister, and to refer to other people's older sisters.

Synonyms

• 姉 (あね) ‎(ane): (humble): Used to refer to one's own older sister when talking to someone else.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9