Illustration: In a Japanese home’s entrance area, an adolescent boy crouches to help his much younger sibling straighten a shoe strap. Their similar eyebrows and unruly hair suggest family resemblance, and a family photograph behind them shows both children with the same parents.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

兄にいさん

niisan

older brother

Often appears as お兄さん. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. お兄にいさんは何歳なんさいですか？

    How old is your brother?

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  2. トムにはお兄にいさんがいますか？

    Does Tom have an older brother?

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  3. トムのお兄にいさんを知しっている？

    Do you know Tom’s older brother?

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Kanji in 兄

  • 兄elder brother; big brotherOnケイ・キョウKunあに

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