兄
Readings
Kana:
ケイ、キョウ、あに
Romaji:
kei, kyō, ani
Name Readings
Kana:
え、せ、よし
Romaji:
e, se, yoshi
Meanings
elder brother, big brother
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
5
Radical Number:
30
Frequency:
1219
Grade:
2
Skip Pattern:
2-3-2
Korean Reading:
hyeong
Chinese Reading:
xiong1
Unicode:
5144
JIS:
373B
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2154
Nelson Index: 875
New Nelson Index: 344
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d2.9
Four Corner Index: 6021.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 267
Gakken Index: 1049
Japanese Names Index: 181
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1343
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0996
Remembering the kanji Index: 103
Busy People Index: 3.18
Kanji Flashcards Index: 122
Kodansha Compact Index: 142
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 114
Kanji in Context Index: 75
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1362
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1848
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 104
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 107
Essential Kanji Index: 234
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2676
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3757
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 199
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 106
Words
兄
(あに)
elder brother; older brother
兄
(にい)
used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure; used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother
兄弟
(きょうだい、けいてい)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; mate; friend
従兄弟
(いとこ、じゅうけいてい)
cousin (male)
兄貴
(あにき、アニキ)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
兄
(けい)
elder brother; pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr
兄
(このかみ)
eldest son; older brother; older sister; older person; head of a clan; head of a region; skilled craftsman
兄妹
(けいまい、きょうだい)
older brother and younger sister
実兄
(じっけい)
one's own elder brother
従兄
(じゅうけい、いとこ)
cousin (elder male)