Word Meaning お姉

おねえ onee

お姉 is read as おねえ (onee) and means effeminate man.

Meaning

English

  1. effeminate man
  2. elder sister

Reading

Kana

おねえ

Romaji

onee

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 152305 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

あね

older sister

兄姉

けいし

brother and sister

義姉

ぎし

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)

実姉

じっし

biological older sister

義理の姉

ぎりのあね

one's sister-in-law

姉妹

しまい

sisters

姉さん

ねえさん

ma'am

従姉妹

いとこ

cousin (female)

姉妹染色分体交換

しまいせんしょくぶんたいこうかん

sister chromatid exchange

姉さん女房

あねさんにょうぼう

wife who is older than her husband

姉様人形

あねさまにんぎょう

paper doll modeled after a kimono-clad woman (modelled)