Level 51: City Lights at Dusk

Word 13 of 20 · Level 51

お兄さんおにいさんoniisanolder brother

Synonyms:older brotherelder brotheryoung man

Example sentence

お兄にいさんは大だい学がく生せいです。

My older brother is a university student.

How お兄さん is used

お兄にいさん is the polite word for an older brother. It can also be used to address a young man who is slightly older than the speaker.

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That is how Fuguro works. It brings お兄さん back for review right before you forget it, each time a little later, until it sticks for good. You hear it spoken aloud, and you meet it again in stories you can already read. The first five levels are free.

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