- noun older brother; elder brother
- brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
兄
あに
older brother
Meanings
けい
- pronoun, familiar, honorific, used by men, used in letters to address a male friend or superior you
- suffix, familiar, honorific, used by men, used in letters after the name of a male friend or superior Mr; Mister
- noun, orig. meaning older brother; elder brother
にい
- suffix, familiar older brother; elder brother
このかみ also 首 · 氏上
- noun, archaic eldest son
- archaic older brother; older sister
- archaic older person
- archaic head of a clan; head of a region
- archaic skilled craftsman
Its kanji
In sentences
兄と映画に行きました。 I went to the movies with my brother. #157385
兄が一人、妹が一人います。 I have one elder brother and a younger sister. #157388
兄がいます。 I have an older brother. #176635
彼は兄ほど賢くない。 He is less clever than his elder brother. #107998
私は兄が一人います。 I have one brother. #157387
私の兄は失業している。 My brother is out of work. #163794