兄にいさん

also: あにさん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

older brother; elder brother

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific term for one's own older brother or someone else's older brother. Often used with the polite prefix お (お兄さん) in more formal contexts.

See also: お兄さん

兄にいさんは今いま、海かい外がいに住すんでいます。
My older brother lives abroad now.

お兄にいさんはおいくつですか。

How old is your older brother?

2

noun

brother figure; older-brother type

Used for a male acquaintance or colleague treated like an older brother, often in friendly or work relationships. Can be used with or without the polite prefix お.

職しょく場ばの兄にいさん的てき存そん在ざいに相そう談だんした。
I consulted a brother-like figure at work.

3

noun

young man; buddy; fella

familiar language

Familiar, often vocative term for a young man, similar to 'buddy' or 'pal'. Usually used by an older speaker addressing a younger man. It is typically vocative.

兄にいさん、ちょっと手伝てつだってくれないか。
Hey buddy, can you give me a hand?