Oniisan

JLPT N5

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お兄さん (Oniisan) is a Japanese noun meaning “older brother, elder brother, young man, buddy”.

Meanings

  1. nounolder brother; elder brother
  2. nounyoung man; buddy; fella; laddieoft. vocative

Examples

  • You look just like your big brother.

  • He is no less wise than his brother is.

  • He is not as tall as his brother.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in お兄さん

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