What does 姉 mean in Japanese?

姉 (あね) means "older sister" in Japanese.

姉

Q: How do you use 姉 in a 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.

Kana: あね

older sister

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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 belongs to the People & Family topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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