Vocabulary

What does お姉さん (おねえさん, oneesan) mean?

お姉さん (おねえさん, oneesan) means older sister (polite, referring to someone else's older sister).

Quick facts
Readingおねえさん
Romajioneesan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おねえさん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommononeesan

older sister (polite, referring to someone else's older sister)

GenkiGenki 1Genki 7
  1. 1noun older sister; elder sister
  2. 2noun young lady
  3. 3noun miss
  4. 4noun ma'am
  5. 5noun older girl

Example sentences

  • Your older sister is pretty.

  • How old is your older sister?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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