お兄さん(おにいさん)— older brother (polite or familiar)
友達 の お兄さん です。
He’s my friend’s older brother.
お兄さんおにいさん
older brother (polite or familiar)
おにいさん
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Words
友達tomodachifriend
のno(possession: ’s)
お兄さんoniisanolder brother
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
Kanji
兄ケイ・ キョウ・ あにolder brother
Use お兄さん politely for someone else’s older brother, or when addressing your own. When speaking about your own older brother to outsiders, 兄 is usual.
Coco-sensei
