姉あねじゃ

noun

elder sister

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

• 「姉あねじゃ、こちらへ」と時じ代だい劇げきでよく聞きく。

  You often hear 'Aneja, over here' in period dramas.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「姉あね者じゃ」と記しるされることもある。

  In old documents, it is sometimes written as 姉者.