What does 兄 mean in Japanese?

兄 (あに) means "older brother" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 兄 in a sentence?

兄は私より背が高いです。 (あにはわたしよりせがたかいです。) — My older brother is taller than me.

Kana: あに

older brother

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 👪 People & Family

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兄は私より背が高いです。

あにはわたしよりせがたかいです。

My older brother is taller than me.

What 兄 means

兄 (あに) is an Japanese word meaning “older brother”. It belongs to the People & Family topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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