兄

Kana: あに

older brother

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 👪 People & Family

Example 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.

What 兄 means

兄 (あに) is an Japanese word meaning “older brother”. It appears in the Level 1 collection, under People & Family.

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Level 1

お父さんおとうさん dad; father お母さんおかあさん mom; mother 先生せんせい teacher 友達ともだち friend さんさん Mr.; sir (polite name suffix) 学生がくせい student 医者いしゃ doctor 人ひと person; people 名前なまえ name 姉あね older sister 妹いもうと younger sister 弟おとうと younger brother

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