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older brother
兄は大学生です
My older brother is a college student.
兄に電話をかける
I'm calling my older brother.
Used to refer to one's older brother. In formal contexts, it can also be used to address or refer to someone else's older brother.
'兄' specifically refers to an older brother. For an older sister, use '姉' (ane).
When referring to someone else's older brother, use '兄' with the person's name or title, e.g., '田中さんの兄' (Mr. Tanaka's older brother).
The kanji '兄' consists of '兄' (older brother) and '子' (child), representing the concept of an older male sibling.
In Japanese, '兄' is a respectful term and is not used to refer to oneself. Instead, one would say '私の兄' (my older brother) or '兄は...' (my older brother is...).