お兄さん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兄
にい
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

お兄さん (hiragana おにいさん, rōmaji onī-san)

  1. (honorific) elder brother
    あなたはお兄 (にい)さんがいますか。
    Anata wa onīsan ga imasuka.
    Do you have any elder brothers?
  2. you, he, him (a non-aged male stranger)
    お兄 (にい)さんはどこからきましたか。
    Onīsan wa doko kara kimashitaka.
    Where are you from?

Usage notes

  • 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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 弟 (おとうと)さん (otōtosan)
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