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兄
あに
N5
noun
Meanings
1
(my) older brother (humble)
2
older brother
3
elder brother
Example sentence
兄は東京で働いています。
あには とうきょうで はたらいて います。
My older brother works in Tokyo.
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Kanji in this word
兄
Elder Brother, Big Brother
5 strokes
More words with
兄
従兄弟
いとこ ·
cousin (male)
N3
兄さん
にいさん ·
older brother
兄貴
あにき ·
elder brother
実兄
じっけい ·
biological older brother
父兄
ふけい ·
guardians
兄ちゃん
Full entry on Jisho
にいちゃん ·
(one's) older brother
お兄さん
おにいさん ·
(someone else's) older brother (formal)
N5
兄弟
きょうだい ·
siblings (humble)
N5
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