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  2. 兄

あに

兄

N5

older brother (my own)

ani

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JLPT
N5
Frequency
#3,800

Meanings

  1. 1
    older brother; elder brothernoun
  2. 2
    brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)noun

JMdict 1249900

In a sentence

兄(あに)older brotherがいますthere is

I have an older brother

How it works

Japanese says literally “older brother exists” where English says “I have an older brother”. が (subject) points out the subject (兄(あに) (older brother)), and います (exists, polite) is the polite form of いる (to exist) — used for living things (あります (exists, things) for objects).

Written with

  • 兄elder brother5 strokes

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