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兄にいさん (niisan)

older brother

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Meaning

兄さん (にいさん, niisan) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “older brother”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

兄にいさん、おめでとう。

Congratulations, big brother.

彼かれは兄にいさんとは異ことなる。

He differs from his brother.

あなたのお兄にいさんは何なん歳さい?

How old is your big brother?

あの少年しょうねんは彼かれの兄にいさんです。

That boy is his brother.

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