姉さん
Meanings
Noun
1. older sister; elder sister (Honorific, usu. 姉さん)
2. young lady (vocative)
3. miss (referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. 姐さん)
4. ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. 姐さん)
Other spellings
姐さん
Other readings
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
あねさん
Used in vocabulary
Examples15
ジョーン
Joan is as charming as her sister.
「なあ、
"Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"
彼女
She is less beautiful than her sister.
彼の
His sister is a real beauty.
姉さん
Compared with her sister, she isn't very punctual.
あなた
Your sister is a good pianist, isn't she?