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姉

N58 strokes

older sister

On reading (音読み): シ
Kun reading (訓読み): あね、ねえ

Example words

姉(あね)older sister
お姉(ねえ)さんolder sister
姉妹(しまい)sisters
姉妹都市(しまいとし)twin cities
義姉(ぎし)older stepsister

In the vocabulary

Words from the course that use this kanji.

姉(あね)(my) older sisterLesson 11
お姉(ねえ)さん(your) older sisterLesson 11

Easy to mix up

The book warns about these lookalike kanji.

妹younger sister 始to begin