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：2026/01/11
兄
Onyomi
ケイ / キョウ
Kunyomi
あに
Character
grade-2-kanji
kanji
Japanese Meaning
兄 / 年上の人 / 兄のような存在を指す敬称
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんよりとしがうえのおとこのきょうだい。ていねいにいうときにもつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
哥哥 / 兄长 / 对年长男性的尊称
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
哥哥；兄長 / 對年長男子的尊稱（如「兄台」）
Korean Meaning
형 / 형님 / 형님격의 사람
Indonesian
kakak laki-laki; saudara laki-laki yang lebih tua / sapaan sopan untuk pria yang lebih tua (seperti kakak)
Vietnamese Meaning
anh trai (anh ruột lớn tuổi hơn) / cách xưng/kính gọi người đàn ông lớn tuổi thân thiết như anh
Tagalog Meaning
nakatatandang kapatid na lalaki / kuya; tawag-galang sa mas nakatatandang lalaki
Sense（1）
elder/older brother
Sense（2）
honorific referencing an older brother figure
Quizzes for review
elder/older brother / honorific referencing an older brother figure
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兄
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My elder brother is a doctor.
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私の兄は医者です。
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