愚ぐ兄けい

noun

my older brother

Humble term used to refer to one's own older brother when speaking to someone outside the family. The kanji 愚 (foolish) is a self-deprecating prefix common in humble language.

• 愚ぐ兄けいが先せん日じつ、海かい外がいから帰き国こくいたしました。

  My older brother returned from abroad the other day.

• 愚ぐ兄けいは現げん在ざい、大おお阪さかに住すんでおります。

  My older brother currently lives in Osaka.

noun

foolish older brother

Literal meaning based on the kanji, but rarely used as a standalone insult. More often encountered as a self-deprecating humble reference (sense 1) or in literary contexts.

• 彼かれは愚ぐ兄けいのせいで家か業ぎょうが傾かたむいたと嘆なげいた。

  He lamented that the family business had declined because of his foolish older brother.