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ๅ…„

Elder Brother

WaniKani level 5JLPT N4Joyo grade 2Top 1,000-1,500 ยท #12195 strokes

Meanings

Elder Brother, Big Brother

On'yomi

ใ‘ใ„ใ€ ใใ‚‡ใ†

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ใ‚ใซ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for ๅ…„

ๅ…„ is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

ๅ…„ (Elder Brother) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1219 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 5

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Words using ๅ…„

ใŠๅ…„ใ•ใ‚“ใŠใซใ„ใ•ใ‚“older brother็พฉๅ…„ใŽใ‘ใ„brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)ๅ…„ใ‚ใซolder brotherๅ…„ใ•ใ‚“ใซใ„ใ•ใ‚“older brotherๅ…„่ฒดใ‚ใซใelder brotherๅ…„ๅผŸใใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„brothers and sistersๅฎŸๅ…„ใ˜ใฃใ‘ใ„biological older brother

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