Meaning of お兄さん in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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お兄さん, 御兄さんJLPT 5
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Kana Readingおにいさん
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Romajioniisan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- older brother; elder brother
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie
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Example Sentences
お兄さん, 御兄さん, おにいさん used in context
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She introduced me to her brother.
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彼女ははるばる北海道からお兄さんに会うためにやってきたと言った。
She told me that she came all the way from Hokkaido to see her brother.
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She can swim as fast as her brother.
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She follows her brother wherever he goes.
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He is no less wise than his brother is.
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He had his brother help him with the gardening.
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