- older sister; elder sisterhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) languageusu. お姉さんsee also
- young ladyvocativesee also
- missreferring to a waitress, etc.; usu. お姐さんsee also
- ma'amused by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. お姐さんsee also
- older girl
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- older sister; elder sister
- young lady
- miss
- ma'am
- older girl
Used to refer to a girl or woman who is older than the speaker.
Used to respectfully address a young woman.
Used to politely address a young unmarried woman.
Used to politely address a woman in a formal setting.
Used to refer to a girl who is older than the speaker.
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For that reason Coco was, to me, 'an older sister I can play with' and I thought of her only as one member of the family not as someone I should question my father concerning her identity.