Memory phrase for the Kanji: 兄


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Meaning

elder brother

Pronunciation

KEI, KYŌ
ani

Explanation

A mouth and legs

Mnemonic

A big mouth on legs: That's my elder brother.

Radicals

moving feetRadical: hitoashi
mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
elder Brother
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Vocabulary

 お兄さん  おにいさん  (honorable) older brother
 兄  あに  (hum) older brother
 兄弟  きょうだい  (hum) siblings
 従兄弟  いとこ  (uk) cousin (male)

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