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Translingual
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Han character
姉 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 女十月 (VJB) or 女卜中月 (VYLB), composition ⿰女巿 (GH) or ⿰女市 (TJKV))
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 258, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6165
- Dae Jaweon: page 523, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1029, character 16
- Unihan data for U+59C9
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 女 (“female”) + phonetic 市 (OC *djɯʔ). The character conveys the meaning of "older sister."[1]
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Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 姉 – see 姊 (“elder sister; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 姊). |
Japanese
Kanji
姉
(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
- older sister
Readings
Etymology
From Old Japanese of unclear derivation:
- Probably originally a compound of 吾 (a, Eastern Old Japanese first-person pronoun) + の (no, possessive particle) + 兄 (ye → e, “eldest sibling”):[1]
- ⟨a no2 ye⟩ → */anʉʲɨe/ → /ane/
This word is an apophonic form of 兄 (ani, “elder brother”).[2]
- Several other theories have also been suggested.[1]
Pronunciation
Coordinate terms
- 兄 (ani, “elder brother”)
- 弟 (otōto, “younger brother”)
- 妹 (imōto, “younger sister”)
Noun
姉 • (ane)
- elder sister
Usage notes
- This term conveys neither positive nor negative connotations and is often used in objective narrations. However, using it to describe someone the speaker knows personally is often considered lacking respect, where more polite forms like お姉さん (onēsan) are preferred.
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- 兄 (ani, “elder brother”)
- 弟 (otōto, “younger brother”)
- 妹 (imōto, “younger sister”)
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Korean
Hanja
姉 (eumhun 손윗누이 자 (sonwinnu'i ja))
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Compounds
References
Miyako
Kanji
姉
(Second grade kyōiku kanji)
Readings
Noun
姉 (anga)
- older sister
Vietnamese
Nom glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 女 (nữ, “woman”) + phonetic 市 (thị)
Han character
姉: Hán Việt readings: tỷ[1][2][3]
姉: Nôm readings: chị[1][4]
Noun
- Nôm form of chị (“elder sister, corresponding pronoun”).
1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], published 1870, line 16:翠翹羅姉㛪羅翠雲- Kiều Thuý was the elder sister; Vân Thuý, the younger.
18th–19th century, Hồ Xuân Hương (胡春香), “Đề tranh tố nữ (題幀素女) [On a Portrait of Two Beauties]”, in John Balaban, transl., Spring Essence: The Poetry of Hồ Xuân Hương, Copper Canyon Press (book), also hosted by Nôm Foundation (online), published 2000, pages 50-51:姉拱𦎡𦓡㛪拱𦎡- Big and little sister, equally lovely.
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