Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “兄”

兄

あに

older brother; elder brother

Example sentence

My brother became an engineer.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

兄
On
けい;きょう
Kun
あに
Stroke count
5

・elder brother

・big brother

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Related words to 兄

49 related words

兄ちゃん

にいちゃん

→

(one's) older brother

兄さん

にいさん

→

older brother;elder brother

兄貴

あにき

→

elder brother

兄弟

きょうだい

→

siblings;brothers and sisters

兄

あに

→

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

兄さん

にいさん

→

brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)

兄貴

あにき

→

one's senior

兄ちゃん

にいちゃん

→

young man;sonny;lad

兄弟

きょうだい

→

brothers

兄貴

あにき

→

older man;man older than oneself

兄弟

きょうだい

→

siblings-in-law;brothers-in-law;sisters-in-law

兄さん

にいさん

→

young man;buddy;fella;laddie

兄弟

きょうだい

→

mate;friend

兄姉

けいし

→

older brother and older sister

兄弟子

あにでし

→

senior pupil (of the same master);senior disciple;senior student;senior member

兄

このかみ

→

eldest son

兄

にい

→

older brother;elder brother

兄

けい

→

you

兄夫婦

あにふうふ

→

one's older brother and his wife

兄様

にいさま

→

older brother

兄妹

けいまい

→

older brother and younger sister

兄妹交配

きょうだいこうはい

→

brother-sister inbreeding;sibling mating

兄者

あにじゃ

→

older brother

兄心

このかみごころ

→

solicitude befitting an older brother or older person

兄妹喧嘩

きょうだいげんか

→

quarrel between siblings

兄姫

えひめ

→

elder princess;older princess

兄弟牆に鬩ぐ

けいていかきにせめぐ

→

to quarrel among friends (or siblings)

兄嫁

あによめ

→

elder brother's wife;sister-in-law

兄後

あにご

→

elder brother

兄たり難く弟たり難し

けいたりがたくていたりがたし

→

both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them)

兄弟姉妹

きょうだいしまい

→

brothers and sisters;siblings

兄弟は他人の始まり

きょうだいはたにんのはじまり

→

even siblings turn into strangers

兄貴分

あにきぶん

→

senior group member;leader among peers

兄貴風を吹かす

あにきかぜをふかす

→

to act patronizingly

兄い

あにい

→

elder brother;one's senior

兄弟喧嘩

きょうだいげんか

→

quarrel between brothers

兄者人

あにじゃひと

→

older brother

兄鷂

このり

→

musket (male Eurasian sparrowhawk)

兄弟弟子

きょうだいでし

→

fellow pupil;fellow apprentice

兄弟会社

きょうだいがいしゃ

→

affiliated company;sister company

兄弟分

きょうだいぶん

→

sworn brother;buddy;pal

兄上

あにうえ

→

older brother

兄弟愛

きょうだいあい

→

brotherly love;fraternal love;sibling affection

兄事

けいじ

→

defer to another as if an older brother

兄分

あにぶん

→

sworn elder brother

兄

けい

→

Mr;Mister

兄分

あにぶん

→

older male in an homosexual relationship

兄貴分

あにきぶん

→

(like) one's older brother;big brother

兄い

あにい

→

dashing young man;gallant young lad