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お兄にいさん (oniisan)

older brother (polite; also used to address your own)

  • JLPT N5
  • noun
  • Pitch 2
  • #16473 most frequent

Meaning

お兄さん (おにいさん, oniisan) is a JLPT N5 noun meaning “older brother (polite; also used to address your own)”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

あなたのお兄にいさんは何なん歳さい?

How old is your big brother?

君きみはお兄にいさんにそっくりだよ。

You look just like your older brother.

彼かれのお兄にいさんは先月せんげつ亡くなった。

His brother passed away last month.

追伸ついしん、お兄にいさんはお元気げんきですか。

P.S. How is your older brother?

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