Word Meaning お姉

おねえ onee

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

Meaning

English

effeminate man
elder sister

Reading

Kana

おねえ

Romaji

onee

Writing Variants

御姉おねえ onee

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 150876 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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お姉さん

おねえさん

ma'am

姉

あね

older sister

兄姉

けいし

brother and sister

お姉系

おねえけい

fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

義姉

あね

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

あねさん

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

Example Sentences

お姉さんのことよ。

It's about your sister.

これはお姉ちゃんのよ。

This is my sister's.

お姉さんによろしくね。

Say hello to your sister for me.

お姉さんに電話してみて。

Call your sister.

お姉ちゃんの声だったよ。

That was my sister's voice.

お姉ちゃんがいたらなぁ。

I wish I had a sister.

お姉さんに会いたいです。

I want to meet your older sister.

あの方、あなたのお姉さん？

Is that your sister?

お姉さんにそっくりだね。

You look a lot like your sister.

あれは私のお姉さんです。

That is my sister.

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