兄けい
Meanings
Pronoun
Masculine
Familiar language
Honorific
1. you
used in letters to address a male friend or superior
Suffix
Masculine
Familiar language
Honorific
2. Mr; Mister
used in letters after the name of a male friend or superior
Noun
3. older brother; elder brother
orig. meaning
Kanji used
older brother
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
cousin (older male)
eldest brother
second elder brother
older brother and older sister
older half-brother (by a different mother)
older brother; you
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
king's elder brother
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
you; dear friend
my older brother
your elder brother
elder brother; elderly person
one's deceased elder brother
older half-brother (by a different father)
defer to another as if an older brother
elder brother; my dear brother
one's elder brother
both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them)
older and younger brothers; brothers