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    3. お兄さん

    お兄さん

    お​兄にいさ​ん​

    older brother

    N5KMT7CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    御兄さん

    おにいさん

    Noun

    1.
    older brother, elder brother
    honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    2.
    young man, buddy, fella, laddie
    familiar language

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    私わたしにはお兄にいさんが一ひと人りいます。

    I have one older brother.

    KMT3Family & Relationships
    お兄にいさんはいつも私わたしを助たすけてくれる。

    My older brother always helps me.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    お兄にいさんは来らい年ねん結けっ婚こんする予よ定ていだ。

    My older brother is planning to get married next year.

    KMT6Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    道みちに迷まよっていたら、親しん切せつなお兄にいさんが助たすけてくれた。

    When I was lost, a kind young man helped me.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    あの店みせのお兄にいさんは、いつも笑え顔がおで接せっ客きゃくしてくれる。

    The young man at that shop always serves customers with a smile.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    兄
    あに…(5)
    elder brother・big brother
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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