姉

Kana: あね

older sister

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 👪 People & Family

Example sentence

姉は会社で働いています。

あねはかいしゃではたらいています。

My older sister works at a company.

What 姉 means

姉 (あね) is an Japanese word meaning “older sister”. It appears in the Level 1 collection, under People & Family.

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Level 1
お父さん おとうさん dad; father お母さん おかあさん mom; mother 先生 せんせい teacher 友達 ともだち friend さん さん Mr.; sir (polite name suffix) 学生 がくせい student 医者 いしゃ doctor 人 ひと person; people 名前 なまえ name 妹 いもうと younger sister 兄 あに older brother 弟 おとうと younger brother
Previous word 兄 — older brother

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