お姉さん (Oneesan) is a Japanese noun meaning “older sister, elder sister, young lady, miss”.
Meanings
- nounolder sister; elder sisterusu. お姉さん
- nounyoung ladyvocative
- nounmissreferring to a waitress, etc.; usu. お姐さん
- nounma'amused by geisha to refer to their superiors; usu. お姐さん
- nounolder girl
Examples
彼女はトムのお姉さんです。
She's Tom's sister.
彼はお姉さんに劣らず親切だ。
He is no less kind than his sister.
私のお姉さんは毎朝髪を洗う。
My big sister washes her hair every morning.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).