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onee-san

onee-san noun: an older sister.

Noun

onee-san (plural onee-sans)

  1. (often, Japanese contexts) An older sister.
    • Coordinate term: onii-san

Forms of onee-san

pluralonee-sans

Origin of onee-san

Anglicisation of Japanese お姉(ねえ)さん (onē-san).

Questions about onee-san

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

Words near onee-san in the dictionary

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

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