► 名詞
兄 [(1)あに] meaning: brother rank: 1
☆ うちの兄 ⇨ My older brother (☛ An older brother)
More examples:
- 私達は兄弟だが性格が全く合わない ⇨ We are siblings but don’t see eye to eye at all
- うちの家族は両親、兄、妹、私、そして犬と猫からなる ⇨ My family consists of my parents, brother, sister, me and then our dog and cat
- 彼は私の従兄弟だ ⇨ He is my cousin
- 兄ちゃん、どうしたの？ ⇨ Big brother, what happened?
- ライト兄弟は飛行機の発明者として名高い ⇨ Wright brothers are famous as inventors of airplanes
- 彼は優秀な兄に引け目を感じている ⇨ He feels inferior to his successful brother
- 彼のお兄さんは有名な野球選手だ ⇨ His brother is a famous baseball player
- 兄弟が庭で取っ組み合っている ⇨ The two brothers are wrestling on the lawn
- 彼等兄弟は何かに付けていつも張り合っている ⇨ The brothers are always competing with each other about everything
- 異母兄弟 ⇨ Siblings with different mothers. Paternal half-siblings
- 兄弟間の敵対心 ⇨ Hostility between siblings
- 彼は兄に対する対抗心が強い (たいこうしん) ⇨ He is very competitive against his big brother
- 彼等兄弟は戦争で離れ離れになった ⇨ The siblings were torn apart by the war
- 彼は兄の影響で野球を始めた ⇨ He started playing baseball, influenced by his older brother
- 彼は兄の成功を見て奮発した ⇨ He watched his brother succeed and got inspired