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ๅง
ๅง
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Meanings

elder sister
maidservant

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฝ
ใ‚ทใƒฃ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใญ
ใญใˆใ•ใ‚“

Common Words

ๅง
ใ‚ใญ
Noun
Freq #1486
1

older sister; elder sister

Examples
ๅง‰ใฏ็งใฎใ‚บใƒœใƒณใซใ‚ขใ‚คใƒญใƒณใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
My sister presses my trousers.
ใŠๅงใ•ใ‚“
ใŠใญใˆใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #3154
1

Honorific; Usu. ใŠๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“

older sister; elder sister

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใŠๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅฏฉ็พŽๆ„ŸใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใญใ€‚
Your sister has a sense of beauty.
2

Vocative

young lady

3

Referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. ใŠๅงใ•ใ‚“

miss

4

Used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. ใŠๅงใ•ใ‚“

ma'am

5

older girl

Examples
ใญใˆ่“ฎใ€ใŠๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใŒๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใคใชใ„ใงใ‚ใ’ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹๏ผŸใ‚ญใƒŸใฏๆฏŽๅนดใ™ใใซใฏใใ‚Œใกใ‚ƒใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚“ใญใ€‚
By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year you wander off.
ๅงใ•ใ‚“
ใญใˆใ•ใ‚“
ใ‚ใญใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #8143
1

Honorific; Usu. ๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“

older sister; elder sister

Examples
ใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใƒณใฏๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใจๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้ญ…ๅŠ›ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Joan is as charming as her sister.
2

Vocative

young lady

Examples
ใ€Œใชใ‚ใ€ใใ“ใฎๅง‰ใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใ€Œใˆ๏ผŸใ€ใ€Œใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ็›ธ่ซ‡ใซไน—ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‹๏ผŸใ€
"Say, you, the lady over there." "Eh?" "Could you give me a bit of advice?"
3

Referring to a waitress, etc.; usu. ๅงใ•ใ‚“

miss

4

Used by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. ๅงใ•ใ‚“

ma'am

ใ‚ใญใ
ใ‚ขใƒใ‚ญ
ๅง่ฒด
Noun
Honorific
Freq #15913
1

Familiar; ่ฒด is ateji

elder sister

2

older female friend

ๅงๅพก
ใ‚ใญใ”
Noun
Freq #31922
1

Humble

elder sister

ๅง‰ใ‚„
ๅงใ‚„
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #38274
1

Familiar

young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

ๅงๅพก่‚Œ
ใ‚ขใƒใ‚ด่‚Œ
ใ‚ใญใ”ใฏใ 
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #63870
1

a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition

๐ŸŽ“

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