Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

1219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: elder brother, big brother

Kunyomi: あに

Onyomi: ケイ キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ひとあし

Meaning: legs

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

(ふけい)   guardians

弟(きょうだい)   siblings

(あに)   one's own older brother

*おさん(おにいさん)   older brother [hon.]

Onyomi Examples

ケイ you, Mr, Mister, older brother, elder brother

キョウダイ siblings, brothers and sisters, brothers, siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, mate, friend

ジッケイ biological older brother

フケイ guardians, parents, father and older brother

キョウダイ siblings, brothers and sisters, brothers, siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, mate, friend

ケイシ brother and sister

Kunyomi Examples

あに older brother, elder brother

あにき elder brother, one's senior, older man, man older than oneself

中の なかのあに middle brother

義理の ぎりのあに one's brother-in-law, stepbrother (elder)