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Onii-san is the honorific while the actual word is ani.

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Q: What is the Japanese honorific for older brother?
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How do you say older brother in Japanese?

兄 (ani) is older brother in Japanese. When addressing someone else's older brother, you should use お兄さん (onii-san).


What is the Japanese word for 'brother'?

Otouto is younger brother, ani is older brother.


What does nii-Chan mean in Japanese?

Nii-chan or Nii- nii is Japanese for older brother. Onii-chan is someone else's older brother.


How to you you say thank you brother in Japanese?

Arigato, Onii-san or Arigato, Onii-sama. Depending on the relationship between the brother and sibling, the honorific suffix can change. San is an honorific for those not very close but not very distant either. If the person respects their brother very highly, it would be Onii-sama. Hope that helps.


What is nii-sama in Japanese?

Very respectful older brother.


What does the word nii-Chan mean in Japanese?

Nii-chan means "older brother" in Japanese.


What is the word 'brothers' when translated from English to Japanese?

older brother=oniisan younger brother=otooto


What does the word 家兄 means in Japanese?

It can be translated as 'older brother.'


What is the honorific Sama when translated from Japanese to Korean?

사마


How do you write Chan in Japanese?

The honorific 'chan' is written asちゃん in Japanese.


What is the japanese translation for 'brother'?

You may say 'ani' for older brother, and 'otouto' for younger brother, written (in that order): 兄 弟


What is aniki in Japanese to English?

A Term for an older brother or someone honored.