Illustration: In a family apartment’s living room, an older sister and her younger brother sit shoulder to shoulder on a floor cushion, each claiming half of a peeled mandarin. They share the same distinctive eyebrows and slightly unruly hair.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

兄きょう弟だい

kyoudai

siblings

兄弟 is not inherently humble. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれと私わたしは兄弟きょうだいです。

    He and I are brothers.

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  2. 私わたしたちは兄弟きょうだいです。

    We are brother and sister.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしには兄弟きょうだいがいない。

    I don’t have any brothers.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 兄弟

  • 兄elder brother; big brotherOnケイ・キョウKunあに
  • 弟younger brother; faithful service to eldersOnテイ・ダイ・デKunおとうと

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