シスター

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sister.[1][2]

Compare Korean 시스터 (siseuteo).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) シ​スター [shíꜜsùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕisɨ̥ᵝta̠ː]

Noun

シスター • (shisutā) 

  1. (humorous, ironic, colloquial) sister, sis (older or younger)
  2. (Catholicism) sister, nun

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References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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