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兄弟 きょうだい kyoudai

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) brothers and sisters; siblings
    see: ご兄弟
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) half-siblings; step-siblings; siblings by marriage or adoption
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) familiar languagemale term or language mate; friend

Kanji in this word

elder, brother, big
younger, brother, faithful

Example sentences

彼は正直で働き者だが彼の兄弟は全く反対だ。
kare ha shoujiki de hatarakimono da ga kare no kyoudai ha mattaku hantai da 。
He is honest and hard-working, but his brother is the exact opposite.
私はやっと御兄弟を説得して私の案を受け入れさせた。
watakushi ha yatto go kyoudai wo settoku shi te watakushi no an wo ukeire sase ta 。
I finally managed to persuade her siblings to accept my plan.
御兄弟を説得して、私の案をやっと受け入れてもらった。
go kyoudai wo settoku shi te 、 watakushi no an wo yatto ukeire te moraxtsu ta 。
I finally managed to persuade her siblings to accept my plan.
彼は私の従兄弟ではありません。
kare ha watakushi no itoko de ha ari mase n 。
He isn't my cousin.
彼は私の最も親しい友人で、言わば兄弟だ。
kare ha watakushi no mottomo shitashii yuujin de 、 iwaba kyoudai da 。
He is my closest friend; we are like brothers.
彼は私の兄弟より3才年下です。
kare ha watakushi no kyoudai yori 3 sai toshishita desu 。
He is junior to my brother by three years.

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