noun
Refers to one's own older brother. When addressing or referring to someone else's older brother, お兄さん is more polite.
See also: 弟
兄は東京に住んでいます。
My older brother lives in Tokyo.
兄と一緒に映画を見に行った。
I went to see a movie with my older brother.
noun
Specifically an older brother-in-law: either the spouse's older brother or the older sister's husband. Compare 義兄, which is more explicit.
See also: 義兄
兄は姉の夫で、とても優しい人です。
My brother-in-law is my older sister's husband, and he is a very kind person.
Younger brother, as opposed to 兄 which is older brother.
Polite form used for someone else's older brother or to address an older brother directly.
Explicit term for brother-in-law; 兄 can also mean brother-in-law in context.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 兄 is a pictograph of a person with a large head, representing an elder sibling.