お姉ちゃん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
姉
ねえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From お (o-) +‎ 姉 (nē, “elder sister”) +‎ ちゃん (-chan, familiar suffix).

Noun

お姉(ねえ)ちゃん • (onēchan)

(term of endearment) elder sister, (big) sissy

Synonyms

お姉(ねえ)さん (onēsan): general term for one's elder sister

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