Older brother in Japanese 🇯🇵

おにい さん info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Visualize a respectful way of calling an older brother, emphasizing the "san" as a sign of respect.
– “おにいさん” sounds somewhat close to “Oh, nice son!” which can help you remember it as a respectful term for an older brother.

Explanations:
– "おにいさん" (oniisan) is a polite way of referring to someone else's older brother or formally addressing your own in Japanese.
– The word consists of お (o) which is an honorific prefix, にい (nii) meaning older brother, and さん (san) which is a polite suffix.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 兄 (あに, ani): This is a more direct way to refer to one's own older brother.
– 兄貴 (あにき, aniki): A more informal or colloquial term, often used among male siblings or close male friends.

Alternate meanings:
– "おにいさん" can sometimes refer to a young man or a young adult male in casual contexts, similar to how "big brother" might be used in English to refer to an older male figure.
– Can be used in stores or other public places to address a young man in a casual yet polite way.

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 昨日はおにいさんと映画に行きました。
– Kinō wa oniisan to eiga ni ikimaa.
– I went to the movies with my older brother yesterday.

2. おにいさん、ちょっと手伝ってくれませんか？
– Oniisan, chotto tetsudatte kuremasen ka?
– Excuse me, could you give me a hand, older brother?

3. 授業中、おにいさんのことを考えていました。
– Jugyō-chū, oniisan no koto o kangaeteimaa.
– During the class, I was thinking about my older brother.

4. 店員さんがおにいさんと呼ばれました。
– Ten'in-san ga oniisan to yobaremaa.
– The shop assistant was called "oniisan" (by a customer).

5. おにいさんはスポーツが得意です。
– Oniisan wa supōtsu ga tokui desu.
– My older brother is good at sports.

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