兄

あに · ani · JLPT N5 · noun

brother

兄 — brother

👦 兄 = 口 mouth + 儿 legs: the big brother who does the talking

The character stacks a mouth (口) on a pair of legs (儿): the elder sibling who speaks for the younger ones. Read あに (ani) for your own older brother; someone else's is お兄さん (onīsan), which keeps the same kanji.

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