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兄
Kanji meaning "elder brother, big brother"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #325
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Kanken Level 9
WaniKani Level 5
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Trainee
5 strokes
Meanings
elder brother, big brother
On'yomi
ケイ
キョウ
Kun'yomi
あに
Stroke order
(5 strokes)
Composed of
口
mouth
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
radical
Components and stroke order from
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Kanji containing
兄
(18)
説
況
脱
祝
呪
鋭
競
党
税
克
悦
閲
剋
兌
蛻
兢
况
尅
Reading usage
けい
55 (38%)
あに
39 (27%)
きょう
35 (24%)
にい
12 (8%)
せ
2 (1%)
このかみ
1 (1%)
義
(
ぎ
)
兄
(
けい
)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
#23680
父
(
ふ
)
兄
(
けい
)
guardians
#35648
従
(
じゅう
)
兄
(
けい
)
cousin (older male)
#37564
長
(
ちょう
)
兄
(
けい
)
eldest brother
#40384
兄
(
けい
)
姉
(
し
)
older brother and older sister
#55459
兄妹愛
(
けいまいあい
)
brother-sister love
#56988
実
(
じっ
)
兄
(
けい
)
biological older brother
#57517
次
(
じ
)
兄
(
けい
)
second elder brother
#65803
諸
(
しょ
)
兄
(
けい
)
dear friends
#67052
異母兄
(
いぼけい
)
older half-brother (by a different mother)
#76427
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Most common words using this kanji
兄
(
あに
)
older brother
#1642
お
兄
(
にい
)
ちゃん
(one's) older brother
#1992
お
兄
(
にい
)
さん
older brother
#2566
兄
(
きょう
)
弟
(
だい
)
brothers and sisters
#2701
兄
(
あに
)
貴
(
き
)
elder brother
#3282
兄
(
にい
)
さん
older brother
#4272
兄
(
にい
)
ちゃん
(one's) older brother
#4813
兄
(
きょう
)
妹
(
だい
)
older brother and younger sister
#5991
兄様
(
あにさま
)
elder brother
#10070
兄
(
あに
)
上
(
うえ
)
older brother
#16543
義
(
ぎ
)
兄
(
けい
)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
#23680
兄
(
にい
)
さま
older brother
#28688
親
(
おや
)
兄
(
きょう
)
弟
(
だい
)
parents and siblings
#31012
従兄弟
(
いとこ
)
cousin (male)
#33124
兄
(
あに
)
貴
(
き
)
分
(
ぶん
)
senior group member
#33758
父
(
ふ
)
兄
(
けい
)
guardians
#35648
従
(
じゅう
)
兄
(
けい
)
cousin (older male)
#37564
兄
(
あに
)
者
(
じゃ
)
older brother
#39213
兄
(
きょう
)
弟
(
だい
)
姉
(
し
)
妹
(
まい
)
brothers and sisters
#40004
長
(
ちょう
)
兄
(
けい
)
eldest brother
#40384
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