お兄さん

おにいさん

oniisan

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にい

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older brother; elder brother — お兄さん
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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
Appears in chapter 1 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. older brother; elder brother

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
    EXAMPLE
    (きみ)はお(にい)さんにそっくりだよ。
    You look just like your older brother.
  2. young man; buddy; fella; laddie

    EXAMPLE
    そこのお(にい)さん!
    Young lad over there!

What does お兄さん mean in English?

  1. older brother; elder brother(n)
  2. young man; buddy; fella; laddie(n)

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お兄さん (oniisan)