"お姉" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞ne̞ː] Forms: お姉 [canonical] (ruby: (ねえ)), onē [romanization]
Etymology: Clipping of お姉さん (onēsan, “older sister”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|ja|お姉さん||older sister|tr=onēsan}} Clipping of お姉さん (onēsan, “older sister”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おねえ}} お姉(ねえ) • (onē)
  1. (familiar way of referring) older sister; young lady
    Sense id: en-お姉-ja-noun-oJ-haTDm
  2. (slang, LGBTQ) effeminate male (man with feminine speech and behavior) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-お姉-ja-noun-YQNYfw0U Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, LGBTQ, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female people Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 24 76 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 24 76 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 26 74 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Female people: 44 56
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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of お姉さん (onēsan, “older sister”).",
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        "(familiar way of referring) older sister; young lady"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "other": "おねえ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[o̞ne̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "お姉"
}
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          "older sister",
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        "(familiar way of referring) older sister; young lady"
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    {
      "other": "おねえ"
    },
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      "ipa": "[o̞ne̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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}

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