姉さん・姐さん|ねえさんneesan[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounolder sister; elder sisterusu. 姉さん
   ジョーンは姉ねえさんと同おなじように魅力みりょくがある。↗

   Joan is as charming as her sister.
2. nounyoung ladyvocative
   「なあ、そこの姉ねえさん」「え？」「ちょっと相談そうだんに乗のってくれないか？」↗

   "Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"
3. nounmissreferring to a waitress, etc.; usu. 姐さん
4. nounma'amused by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. 姐さん

• Synonymお姉さんおねえさんNeutralThe polite version of 「姉さん」 and the most common choice in everyday speech; also used to address young women such as shop staff.
• Synonym姉あねNeutralUsed for one's own older sister, mainly when mentioning her to others; also an affectionate title for older women, while 「姉さん」 is mostly for addressing someone.
• Synonym姉さまねえさまFormalA respectful way to say older sister, with an upper-class or old-fashioned flavor; more polite than 「姉さん」.
• Antonym妹さんいもうとさんNeutralThe antonym: a polite way to refer to someone's younger sister, the counterpart of older sister.

Use 「姉さん」 to address your older sister or a young woman affectionately; spelled 「姐さん」 it can also mean a gangster's wife. Polite: 「お姉さん」. Mention your own sister to others with 「姉」; 「姉さま」 is formal and old-fashioned. The antonym is 「妹さん」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 【姉ねえさん】自分じぶんの姉ねえや義姉ぎしなどを親したしみを込こめて呼よぶ語ご。
2. 【姉ねえさん、姐ねえさん】若わかい女性じょせいを親したしみを込こめて呼よぶ語ご。ねえちゃん。
3. 【姐ねえさん】旅館りょかんや飲食店いんしょくてんで女性じょせいの従業員じゅうぎょういんを呼よぶ語ご。
4. 【姐ねえさん】芸者げいしゃなどが先輩せんぱいを呼よぶ語ご。