漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 25 strokesRadical
On
ケイ・キョウ
Kun
あに
Meaning
older brother

Origin

ORIGIN

A person with a big mouth, telling the younger ones — the older brother.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ケイ兄事・父兄・義兄
キョウ兄弟

「兄弟」は,「ケイテイ」と読むこともある。

あに

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 兄弟きょうだい

    brothers

  • お兄さんおにいさん

    older brother

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

兄は サッカーが じょうずです。

My older brother is good at soccer.

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