► 名詞
兄 [(1)あに] meaning: brother rank: 1
☆ うちの兄 ⇨ My older brother (☛ An older brother)
More examples:
- 彼はいつも優秀な兄に劣等感を感じてきた ⇨ He has always had an inferior complex toward his successful brother
- 彼は双子の兄弟と入れ替わった ⇨ He traded places with his twin brother
- お兄ちゃん、これ開けて ⇨ Big brother, can you open this for me?
- 兄弟喧嘩して父親に叱られた ⇨ I had a fight with my brother and got scolded by my father
- 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
- 兄弟間の敵対心 ⇨ Hostility between siblings
- 兄貴、親父が探してたよ ⇨ Big brother, dad was looking for you
- 彼は兄の成功を見て奮発した ⇨ He watched his brother succeed and got inspired
- 彼は優秀な兄に引け目を感じている ⇨ He feels inferior to his successful brother
- ちょっとそこのお兄さん！ ⇨ Hey, you young man over there!
- 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
- 彼は兄と同じくらい背が高い ⇨ He is as tall as his big brother
- あの兄弟は見かけから性格まで似ても似つかない ⇨ Those brothers have nothing in common in appearances and personalities
- 彼はお兄ちゃんのお下がりを着ている ⇨ He is wearing his big brother’s hand-me-down
- 弟はいつも兄の真似をする ⇨ The little brother always emulates his big brother