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兄
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にい

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older brother; elder brother — お兄さん
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お
兄
さん
にい

oniisan

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 1
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Genki Ch. 1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. older brother; elder brother

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    EXAMPLE
    君(きみ)はお兄(にい)さんにそっくりだよ。
    You look just like your older brother.
    Related:兄さん

  2. young man; buddy; fella; laddie

    EXAMPLE
    そこのお兄(にい)さん！
    Young lad over there!
    Related:兄さん

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兄
さん
にい

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兄
さん
にい

niisan

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. older brother; elder brother

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Related:お兄さん

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

  3. young man; buddy; fella; laddie

Full entry for 兄さん

兄
にい

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older brother; elder brother — 兄
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兄
にい

nii

Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
Familiar lang.
Familiar language
Familiar lang.

  1. older brother; elder brother

    Related:お兄さん

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