兄

Meaning

Older brother · hermano mayor

Readings

• On (音読み): ケイ・キョウ
• Kun (訓読み): あに

Example words

• 兄（あに）— (my) older brother
• お兄さん（おにいさん）— older brother (polite)
• 兄弟（きょうだい）— siblings; brothers

Structure

Radical 儿 (ひとあし・にんにょう · Legs) · 5 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

Japanese has no plain "brother": 兄 (older) vs 弟 (younger) — you must know the age. Say 兄 (あに) for your own when talking to others, お兄さん (おにいさん) for someone else's or to address him. 兄弟 (きょうだい) = siblings of any sex, like hermanos.