The Korean word for sister is
자매
Translations for sister and their definitions
| 자매 | |
| 1. n. sisters |
| 누나 | |
| 1. n. older sister of a male | |
| 2. n. (men's speech, in informal friendly settings) somewhat older female friend or acquaintance | |
| 그 누나-랑 나-랑 나이 차이-가 두 살-이지? - The age difference between her and me is two years, right? | |
| 그 누나-가 나-한테 너무 잘 해 줬어. - She helped me so much. |
| 언니 | |
| 1. n. older sister of a female | |
| 2. n. (women's speech, in informal friendly settings) somewhat older female | |
| 언니-는 대학교 다녀요? 저-는 아직 중학생인데... - Do you go to university? I'm still a middle schooler... | |
| 3. n. (dated) elder brother of a male datedef, until 1980s |
| 여동생 | |
| 1. n. little sister, younger sister |
| 동생 | |
| 1. n. younger sibling |
| 시스터 | |
| 1. n. (jocular, ironic, colloquial) sister, sis (older or younger) |
| 수녀 | |
| 1. n. (Christianity) nun; sister |
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