姉 — elder sister
あね
姉
elder sister
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
family
U+59C9
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1473
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #412
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- elder sister
word
あね ane Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ねえ nee Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
おんな
女
woman
#38
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 女 (woman) gives the meaning. The right side provides the phonetic shi. Elder sister.