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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小25 strokesRadical 儿

兄 · elder brother, big brother

兄 is a kanji meaning elder brother, big brother. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ケイkei
  • キョウkyō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • あにani

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 兄 · 4 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 兄
WordReadingMeaningLevel
兄あに(my) older brother (humble)N5
お兄さんおにいさん(someone else's) older brother (formal)N5
兄弟きょうだいsiblings (humble), brothers and sistersN5
従兄弟いとこcousin (male)N3

Example sentence

兄がいます。

あにがいます

I have an older brother.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #176635 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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5 strokes
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