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：2026/01/03
兄
Hiragana
あに
Noun
archaic
Japanese Meaning
目上の男性のきょうだい。または親しい間柄で年上の男性をさしていう語。 / 家督を継ぐ男子。跡取り。 / 集団や一門を率いる者。かしら。 / その道にすぐれた人。名人。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんのかぞくでじぶんよりとしがうえのおとこのきょうだいをさすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
长子 / 长辈（亦指兄长） / 族长
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
長子 / 長者或兄長 / 族長或技藝精湛的工匠
Korean Meaning
(옛) 맏이, 특히 맏아들 / (옛) 연장자·선배 / (옛) 씨족의 우두머리 또는 노련한 장인
Vietnamese Meaning
(cổ) con trai trưởng; anh cả (bậc đàn anh) / (cổ) trưởng tộc; người đứng đầu dòng họ / (cổ) thợ cả; thợ lành nghề
Tagalog Meaning
nakatatandang kapatid / panganay na anak na lalaki / pinuno ng angkan
Sense（1）
(archaic) eldest son
Sense（2）
(archaic) a senior
Sense（3）
(archaic) (by extension) an elder sibling
Sense（4）
(archaic) the head of a clan
Sense（5）
(archaic) a skilled craftsman
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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(archaic) eldest son / (archaic) a senior / (archaic) (by extension) an elder sibling / (archaic) the head of a clan / (archaic) a skilled craftsman
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兄
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He is the eldest son in the family.
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彼は家族の中で最も古い兄です。
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