兄

elder brother

Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingケイ、キョウ

Kun readingあに

Popular Usage

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 107

Compound words

御兄さんおにいさん

older brother

御兄ちゃんおにいちゃん

(one's) older brother

御兄弟ごきょうだい

siblings

家兄かけい

my older brother

雅兄がけい

you

義兄ぎけい

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

兄さんにいさん

older brother

Stroke Order

5 strokes