兄: older brother
兄 ani
older brother
JLPT N5People · Family & Romance
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
前の話で、オオクニヌシは、兄たちをたおして、地上の国を治めはじめました。
In the earlier story, Ōkuninushi defeated his brothers and began to rule the land on earth.
From the lesson 国づくりと少名毘古那
The elder, Hoderi, was a master at catching fish in the sea and was called Umisachihiko.
From the lesson 海幸彦と山幸彦
ある日、二人は道具を取りかえましたが、どちらも何もとれず、ホオリは、兄の釣り針を、海でなくしてしまいました。
One day the two swapped tools, but neither caught anything, and Hoori lost his brother’s fishhook in the sea.
From the lesson 海幸彦と山幸彦
兄は怒って、ホオリが剣から作った五百本、千本の針も、受け取りませんでした。
The elder brother was angry and would not accept even the five hundred and then the thousand hooks that Hoori made from his sword.
From the lesson 海幸彦と山幸彦