JLPT N5 vocabulary

お兄さんmeaning and reading

Reading and pitch accent

おにいさん2Nakadaka · falls inside

Meaning

  1. Older brother, elder brother (honorific)
  2. Young man, buddy, fella, laddie (often used vocatively, familiar)

Example sentences

  1. お兄さんにいは優秀ゆうしゅうだった。それに引き換えひ|か私わたしはだめだ。

    You were excellent, big brother. I, on the other hand, am no good.

  2. この子こはお兄さんにいぶって妹いもうとになんでも注意ちゅういするんです。

    This child acts like an older brother and will warn his younger sister about anything.

  3. お母さんかあ、いや！私わたしは先週せんしゅうやったので、今度こんどはお兄さんにいに片付けかたづさせて。

    No, mom! I did it last week, so make (my) brother clean up this time.