Word details

兄貴

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 兄貴.

Dictionary

Entry

兄貴にきアニキNounFreq #3726
1

Familiar; Honorific

elder brother

Examples
「そっか。暇なら掃除しといて」「なんだそれ。兄貴をアゴで使うなよ」
"Oh? If you're free get the cleaning done." "What's up with that? Don't order your brother around!"
2

one's senior

3

older man; man older than oneself

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

elder brother, big brother

5 strokesFrequency 1,219JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ケイキョウ

Kun

あに

Nanori

よし

precious, value, prize, esteem, honor

12 strokesFrequency 970JLPT N1Grade 6

On

Kun

たっと.いとうと.いたっと.ぶとうと.ぶ

Nanori

きよたかたかしよし

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