姉 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「女」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- あね
- Meaning
- older sister
Origin
女 (woman) + 市 (shi, the sound) → the older sister.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シ | 姉妹・諸姉 |
|---|---|
| あね | 姉・姉上 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 姉妹しまい
sisters
- お姉さんおねえさん
older sister
Example
姉は 本が すきです。
My older sister likes books.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)