The kanji 兄: meaning, readings and stroke order

兄

Meaning: big brother
On reading: ケイ kei、キョウ* kyou
Kun reading: あに ani
Strokes: 5
Radical: 儿 legs
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: anh trai (huynh)
Japanese: あに。おにいさん。
Korean: 형, 오빠 (형)
Chinese: 哥哥

Readings, words and example sentences

ケイ kei · on reading

父ふ兄けい
parents, guardians
父ふ兄けいが学校に来ます。
Parents come to the school.

あに ani · kun reading

兄あに
big brother
兄あにと野原を走りました。
I ran in the field with my big brother.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.