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sis

/sɪs/

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noun

姉妹, 妹

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

Examples :

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

私の妹はいつも私を困らせる。

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修道女, シスター

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.

Examples :

"Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent."

ミシェルは銀行の仕事を辞め、地元の修道院でシスターになりました。

religion person

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アデルファ属のチョウ

Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

Examples :

"The amateur butterfly collector excitedly pointed out a "sis" fluttering near the milkweed, noting its dark, nun-like wings. "

アマチュアの蝶の収集家は、ミルクウィードの近くをひらひらと飛ぶアデルファ属のチョウを興奮して指し示し、その暗い、尼僧のような羽に注目した。

animal insect nature biology

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主任看護師, 看護師長

A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

Examples :

""Sis on Ward B is always calm and organized, even during emergencies." "

B病棟の看護師長は、緊急時でも常に冷静で組織的です。

medicine job person work service

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姉妹、仲間

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

Examples :

"Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister."

コニーは友人のジュディととても親しく、彼女を姉妹とみなしていました。

human person group organization society culture

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姉妹

(sometimes capitalized) A black woman.

Examples :

"My sister, a strong and talented sis, is studying to be a doctor. "

私の妹、強く才能のある姉妹は、医者になるために勉強しています。

culture race person human society

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noun

姉, 妹

A form of address to a woman.

Examples :

"What’s up, sister?"

ねえ、姉さん、どうしたの？

family communication person

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姉妹、同志

A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

Examples :

"Thank you, sister. I would like to thank the sister who just spoke."

ありがとう、姉妹。先ほど話された同志の方に感謝申し上げます。

politics culture family person society organization

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姉妹、友達

An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

Examples :

"sister city"

姉妹都市

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兄弟ノード

A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

Examples :

"In the family tree data structure, "John" and "Mary" are sibs because they share the same parent node. "

家系図のデータ構造では、「John」と「Mary」は同じ親ノードを共有しているため、兄弟ノードです。

computing structure

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同種の、同類の

(usually attributively) Something in the same class.

Examples :

"sister facility"

姉妹施設

type group family