# 姉 older sister

女 (woman) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
★★★☆☆
8 strokes

## Onyomi

SHI | SHE's my older sister.

## Mnemonic

| My older sister is a woman with a dagger!! (she's kind of a すけばん！）

## Kunyomi

あね | my older sister ★★★☆☆
おねえさん | someone else's older sister- or, if you're a sexist douche, you can use it about any young woman, in the sense of 'hey sweetheart, bring me more tea, chop chop!' (hence the ABU tag) ABU ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

お姉ちゃん(おねえちゃん) | hey sweetheart! ★★★☆☆ ABU a disrespectful way for a guy to yell at a lady he doesn't know. Kind of like, 'Hey sweetheart, go make me some tea!'
お 姉妹(しまい) | sisters ★★★☆☆ 姉 (older sister) + 妹 (little sister) = 姉妹 (sisters)