JLPT N5 · Noun

お姉さん (oneesan)

お姉さん (おねえさん, oneesan) is a Japanese noun meaning “older sister; elder sister”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おねえさん
Romaji: oneesan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

older sister; elder sister · noun · honorific · usu. お姉さん
young lady · noun · vocative
miss · noun · referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. お姐さん
ma'am · noun · used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. お姐さん
older girl · noun

Example sentences

あなたのお姉さんは審美感があるね。

Your sister has a sense of beauty.

Tatoeba #233601

ねえ蓮、お姉さんが手をつないであげようか？キミは毎年すぐにはぐれちゃうもんね。

By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year you wander off.

Tatoeba #75614

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in お姉さん

姉

elder sisterシ・あね・はは · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お姉さん.

姉あねolder sister姉妹しまいsisters従姉妹いとこcousin (female)

Source: JMdict entry 1001990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.