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).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おねえちゃん [ònéꜜèchàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ne̞ːt͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

お姉(ねえ)ちゃん • (onēchan) 

  1. (term of endearment) elder sister, (big) sis

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Descendants

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