Archaic honorific abbreviation of 姉者人 (あねじゃひと). Used in historical or period contexts to refer respectfully to an older sister or a woman of older-sister status.
See also: 姉じゃ人
You often hear 'Aneja, over here' in period dramas.
In old documents, it is sometimes written as 姉者.
elder sister
Modern mixed kanji-kana spelling. Preferred for clarity.
Ateji spelling; the kanji 者 is used phonetically for じゃ. Historical or literary.
Abbreviation of 姉者人 (あねじゃひと), an archaic honorific term for an elder sister. The じゃ is a contraction of 者 (しゃ→じゃ), used phonetically. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it appears in Edo-period and earlier texts.