Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
1473 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: elder sister
Kunyomi: あね はは
Onyomi: シ
Composition: 女 市
Radical: 女
Reading: おんなへん
Meaning: woman, female
Strokes: 3
姉妹(しまい) sisters
姉(あね) one's own older sister
*お姉さん(おねえさん) older sister [hon.]
姉 (シ) honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
姉妹 (シマイ) sisters
実姉 (ジッシ) biological older sister, real elder sister
兄姉 (ケイシ) brother and sister
姉 (あね) older sister, elder sister
姉さん (ねえさん) older sister, elder sister, young lady, miss, ma'am
大姉 (おおあね) eldest sister