お兄さん
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 兄 |
| にい Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
お兄さん (hiragana おにいさん, romaji onii-san)
- elder brother
- あなたはお兄さんがいますか。
- Anata wa onīsan ga imasuka.
- Do you have any elder brothers?
- あなたはお兄さんがいますか。
- you, he, him (a non-aged male stranger)
- お兄さんはどこからきましたか。
- Onīsan wa doko kara kimashitaka.
- Where are you from?
- お兄さんはどこからきましたか。
Usage notes[edit]
- お兄さん is a polite word, mostly used in a talking about a person's elder brother.
Japanese people tend to use 兄 (ani) when referring to their own elder brother. Japanese children tend to use お兄ちゃん (onīchan) or 兄ちゃん (nīchan) when referring to their elder brother.
