シスター

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Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sister.[1][2]

Compare Korean 시스터 (siseuteo).

Pronunciation

Noun

シスター (shisutā

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

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN