にいさん
Niisan
Also read: あにさん
兄さん (Niisan) is a Japanese noun meaning “older brother, elder brother, brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship), young man”.
Meanings
- nounolder brother; elder brother
- nounbrother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
- nounyoung man; buddy; fella; laddieusu. vocative
Examples
彼は兄さんとは異なる。
He differs from his brother.
あの少年は彼の兄さんです。
That boy is his brother.
彼は兄さんほど背が高くない。
He is not as tall as his brother.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).