Word Meaning お兄さん

おにいさん oniisan

お兄さん is read as おにいさん (oniisan) and means older brother.

Meaning

English

older brother
elder brother
young man
buddy
fella
laddie

Reading

Kana

おにいさん

Romaji

oniisan

Writing Variants

御兄さん おにいさん oniisan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 兄,兄上,兄貴,兄者,お兄ちゃん,御兄ちゃん,家兄,愚兄 Rank 18894 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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兄さん

あにさん

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

兄ちゃん

あんちゃん

(one's) older brother

義理のお兄さん

ぎりのおにいさん

one's brother-in-law

兄弟

けいてい

brothers

兄

あに

older brother

兄姉

けいし

brother and sister

父兄

ふけい

father and older brother

長兄

ちょうけい

eldest brother

兄弟子

あにでし

senior pupil (of the same master)

親兄弟

おやきょうだい

parents and siblings

義兄

あに

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

従兄弟

いとこ

cousin (male)

Example Sentences

お兄さんは何歳ですか？

How old is your brother?

お兄さん連れてきてね。

Bring your brother.

お兄さん、何をしているの？

What are you doing bro?

トムのお兄さんを知っている？

Do you know Tom's older brother?

トムにはお兄さんがいますか？

Does Tom have an older brother?

ペドロはお兄さんがいますか？

Does Pedro have an older brother?

彼女はお兄さんを愛している。

She loves her older brother.

君はお兄さんにそっくりだね。

You look just like your older brother.

君はお兄さんにそっくりだよ。

You look just like your big brother.

お兄さんの背ってどれぐらいなの？

How tall is your brother?

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