兄 — elder brother
あに
兄
elder brother
あに
U+5144
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1219
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1054
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- elder brother
Readings
- On'yomi
- きょう kyou けい kei
- Kun'yomi
- あに ani
word
あに ani Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
きょう kyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
けい kei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
7 wordsEach dot is a word containing 兄: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (7)
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (mouth) above 儿 (person/legs). The elder brother — who speaks with authority to younger siblings.