| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 姉 | あね | older sister, elder sister |
| 姉妹 | しまい, きょうだい | sisters |
| 姉さん | ねえさん, あねさん | elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors) |
| 義姉 | ぎし, あね | sister-in-law (elder) |
| 姉 | し | honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status |
| 姉 | ねえ | used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure; used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister |
| 兄姉 | きょうだい, けいし | brother and sister |
| お姉さん | おねえさん | elder sister; (vocative) young lady; miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors) |
| お姉ギャル | おねえギャル | fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories |
| 姉ちゃん | ねえちゃん | elder sister, girl |
