姉し

suffix

honorific suffix for a woman's name

Attached to the name of a woman of equal or higher status to show respect. Used in formal or polite contexts, similar to ～さん but more respectful and somewhat old-fashioned.

• 田た中なか姉し、お手て紙がみありがとうございます。

  Dear Ms. Tanaka, thank you for your letter.

• 山やま本もと姉しは本ほん日じつご欠けっ席せきです。

  Ms. Yamamoto is absent today.