姉

Meaning

1. n
   older sister; elder sister
2. n-suf
   older sister
3. suf
   honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status

Example sentences

• 「あ、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲姉」「コラ。幾ら親戚とはいえ、私は先輩医師よ？院内ではちゃんとケジメをつけなさい」

  "Ah, y-yes ... Sorry, Coz." "Hey! You might be my relative but here I'm your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you're in the hospital!"

• さまざまな才能に恵まれて、なんでもそつなくこなす姉にとって、平々凡々たる俺の存在はひどく許せないものらしい。

  For my multi-talented sister, able do anything with ease, it seems that my commonplace self is something whose existence she finds very hard to forgive.

• 姉は頭の回転がいい。

  My sister is quick-thinking.