JLPT N5 · Noun

お兄さん (oniisan)

お兄さん (おにいさん, oniisan) is a Japanese noun meaning “older brother; elder brother”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おにいさん
Romaji: oniisan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

older brother; elder brother · noun · honorific
young man; buddy; fella; laddie · noun · familiar · oft. vocative

Example sentences

彼のお兄さんは有名なサッカーの選手です。

His brother is a famous soccer player.

Tatoeba #117748

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in お兄さん

兄

elder brother, big brotherケイ・キョウ・あに · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with お兄さん.

兄あにolder brother兄弟きょうだいbrothers and sisters従兄弟いとこcousin (male)

Source: JMdict entry 1001830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.