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JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お兄にいさん

oniisan

older brother

Use 兄 for your own brother when speaking to others. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれのお兄にいさんは有名ゆうめいなサッカーの選手せんしゅです。

    His brother is a famous soccer player.

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  2. 君きみはお兄にいさんにそっくりだよ。

    You look just like your big brother.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. お兄にいさんは車くるまの運転うんてんが出来できますか。

    Can your brother drive a car?

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Kanji in 兄

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

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