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姉

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 921 / 2,608

Older Sister

On’yomi
し
Kun’yomi
あね
Radical
女 Woman (Kangxi 38)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 措 (Set Aside), less common than 株 (Stock).

A woman (woman) stands on the left and a city (city) rises on the right — the woman who rules the city is your older sister, commanding the urban landscape with authority.

In words

姉 あね (humble) older sisterN5
お姉さん おねえさん (honorable) older sisterN5
姉妹 しまい sistersN3

姉 is rank 921 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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