けい
Meanings
Pronoun
Masculine
Familiar language
Honorific
1. you
epistolary style referring to a male who is one's equal or superior
Suffix
Masculine
Familiar language
Honorific
2. Mr; Mister
epistolary style referring to a male who is one's equal or superior
Noun
3. older brother; elder brother
orig. meaning
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
cousin (elder male)
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
your elder brother
one's deceased elder brother
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
eldest brother
second elder brother
brother and sister
older brother; you (in ref. to male of greater age or status)
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
(my) elder brother
elder brother; elderly person
defer to another as if an older brother
elder brother; my dear brother
one's elder brother