お兄さん
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 兄 |
| にい Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (honorific) elder brother
- あなたはお兄さんがいますか。
- Anata wa onii-san ga imasuka.
- Do you have any elder brothers?
- あなたはお兄さんがいますか。
- you, he, him (a non-aged male stranger)
- お兄さんはどこからきましたか。
- Onii-san wa doko kara kimashitaka.
- Where are you from?
- お兄さんはどこからきましたか。
Usage notes edit
- 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 (onii-chan) or 兄ちゃん (nii-chan) when referring to their elder brother.