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onee-chan

onee-chan noun: an older sister.

Noun

onee-chan (plural onee-chans)

  1. (Japanese, often) An older sister

Forms of onee-chan

pluralonee-chans

Origin of onee-chan

From Japanese お姉ちゃん.

Questions about onee-chan

What does onee-chan mean?
Onee-chan means an older sister.
What part of speech is onee-chan?
Onee-chan is a noun.
What is the plural of onee-chan?
The plural of onee-chan is onee-chans.

Words near onee-chan in the dictionary

  1. Oneatta
  2. onebag
  3. oneberry
  4. oned
  5. onedimensional
  6. onee-chan
  7. onee-chans
  8. onee-san
  9. onee-sans
  10. onefold
  11. onefoldness

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