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Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
お兄さん • (onī-san)
- (honorific) elder brother
- あなたはお兄さんがいますか。
- Anata wa onī-san ga imasu ka.
- Do you have any elder brothers?
- you, he, him (a non-aged male stranger)
- お兄さんはどこからきましたか。
- Onī-san wa doko kara kimashita ka.
- Where are you from?
Usage notes
- お兄さん is a polite word, mostly used in a talking about someone else's elder brother. Japanese people tend to use 兄 (ani) when referring to their own elder brother. Japanese children tend to use お兄ちゃん (onī-chan) or 兄ちゃん (nī-chan) when referring to their own elder brother.
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