Polite, honorific term for one's own older sister or for addressing an older sister-like figure. Used within families or in respectful address.
Older sister, please have some tea.
Familiar, somewhat old-fashioned way to refer to a young woman, often by an older person or in a traditional setting. Can be used for a waitress or a young female worker in a traditional restaurant or inn.
paper doll of a kimono-clad woman
Abbreviation of 姉様人形. Refers to a traditional Japanese paper doll dressed in a kimono, often used in crafts or as a decoration.
See also: 姉様人形
She is my older sister.
That young lady is very kind.
The young woman at the inn showed me to my room.
My grandmother made a paper doll of a kimono-clad woman out of origami for me.
Full term for the paper doll; 姉さま is the abbreviated form.
Standard polite spelling for 'older sister' and respectful address.
Formal variant using 様; slightly more formal or old-fashioned feel.
Rare kanji form; 姐 can imply a young woman not necessarily a blood relative.
Compound of 姉 (ane, 'older sister') + honorific suffix 様 (sama). The abbreviation sense derives from 姉様人形 (anesama ningyō).