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兄にいさん
Meanings
Noun
Honorific
1. older brother; elder brother
Hey, big brother, can you give me a hand?
2. brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
3. young man; buddy; fella; laddie
usu. vocative
Alt. forms
兄にいさん
94%
にいさん
4%
Kanji used
兄
older brother
Pitch accent
に
いさん
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Used in: 1769
Composed of
older brother; elder brother
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
one's brother-in-law
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
Examples (21 in total)
My brother seems to enjoy himself at college.
He differs from his brother.
He got angry with his brother.
You see right through everything, don't you, big brother?
Where is your older brother right now?
That boy is his brother.
Your brother is very angry.
Do you know his brother?
Hey, big brother, can you give me a hand?
Honestly, my brother just won't tell me anything.
I mistook you for your brother.
What a marvelous person your brother is!
His brother is more patient than he is.
By chance, I met your brother on the street.
His brother goes to school by bus.
Those were words your brother liked while he was alive.
At first, I thought he was your brother.
I have one big brother and two little sisters.
We regarded the document as belonging to her brother.
They asked his brother to help them with their homework.
If my brother were here, he would know what to do.