お姉ちゃん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
姉
ねえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From お (o-) +‎ 姉 (nē, “elder sister”) +‎ ちゃん (-chan, familiar suffix).

Noun

お姉(ねえ)ちゃん • (onēchan) 

1. (term of endearment) elder sister, (big) sis

Synonyms

• お姉(ねえ)さん (onēsan): general term for one's elder sister