姉

• 読み: あね
• ローマ字: ane
• 漢字の分解: 姉 (ane/shi) — older sister, elder
• 発音: /a.ne/

意味

Older sister; elder sister. The humble term for one's own older sister.

Used when talking about your own older sister to others. The honorific form お姉さん is used for someone else's sister or when addressing your own sister directly. Like 兄, this reflects the Japanese system of distinguishing older from younger siblings.

例文

1. 姉は看護師です。
2. 姉にプレゼントをあげました。
3. 私の姉は歌が上手です。

使い方ガイド

場面: talking about family, self-introduction, daily conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 姉 combines 女 (woman) and 市 (phonetic element), indicating the elder female sibling.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal