シスター

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sister.^[1]^[2]

Compare Korean 시스터 (siseuteo).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) シスター [shíꜜsùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕisɨ̥ta̠ː]

Noun

シスター • (shisutā)

(humorous, ironic, colloquial) sister, sis (older or younger)
(Catholicism) sister, nun

Synonyms

お姉(ねえ)さん (onē-san)
姉(あね) (ane)
妹(いもうと) (imōto)
(Catholic nun): 修道女(しゅうどうじょ) (shūdōjo)

Coordinate terms

ブラザー (burazā)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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