兄弟

Meanings

1. brothers and sisters; siblings
2. half-siblings; step-siblings; siblings by marriage or adoption
3. mate; friend

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 兄

  Meanings

  elder brother, big brother

  On reading

  ケイ、キョウ

  Kun reading

  あに

  Strokes

  5

• 弟

  Meanings

  younger brother, faithful service to elders

  On reading

  テイ、ダイ、デ

  Kun reading

  おとうと

  Strokes

  7

Example sentences

• ライト兄弟はエンジンで動く飛行機を飛ばすことに成功した。

  The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an airplane driven by an engine.

  Tatoeba #192659 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• あなたは何人兄弟がいますか。

  How many siblings do you have?

  Tatoeba #232196 · CC BY 2.0 FR