シスター

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sister.[1][2]

Compare Korean 시스터 (siseuteo).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) シスター [shíꜜsùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕisɨ̥ᵝta̠ː]

Noun

シスター • (shisutā)

(humorous, ironic, colloquial) sister, sis (older or younger)
(Catholicism) sister, nun

Synonyms

お姉(ねえ)さん (onē-san)
姉(あね) (ane)
妹(いもうと) (imōto)
(Catholic nun): 修道女(しゅうどうじょ) (shūdōjo)

Coordinate terms

ブラザー (burazā)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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