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兄

elder brother
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingケイ、キョウ
Kun readingあに
JōyōGrade 2
  1. older brother
  2. brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

Popular Usage

兄弟お兄さん従兄弟

Radicals and components

Radical儿legsComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

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

Compound words

兄弟きょうだい
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; siblings by marriage or adoption
お兄さんおにいさん
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
従兄弟いとこ
cousin (male)
義兄ぎけい
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
兄貴あにき
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
実兄じっけい
biological older brother
父兄ふけい
guardians; parents; father and older brother
兄さんにいさん
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
兄ちゃんにいちゃん
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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