What's the Japanese word for:
younger brother
younger sister
older sister
?
thanks!
2006-12-28 13:52:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i thiiinnkkk older brother is nii-san. and older sister is onay-san or onee-chan. or something.
thanks!!!!!!!!
2006-12-28 14:13:26 · update #1
Younger brother: O-to-to
Older brother: Ani
Younger sister: Imo-to
Older sister: A-ne
2006-12-28 14:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Onii-san is older brother.
Onee-san is older sister.
Imouto-san is younger sister.
Otouto-san is younger brother.
These are the polite words, you would politely call your older brother 'onii-san' to his face, and you would talk about your friend's onii-san.
If you're talking to someone else about your OWN relatives, you use different words - this is basically to show your respect to the person you're talking to by humbling your own family.
Ani = older brother.
Ane = older sister.
Imouto = younger sister.
Otouto / ototo / oto = younger brother.
(You do not use these when speaking to your own relatives though!)
2006-12-28 19:59:20 · answer #2 · answered by _ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Formal Inf.(also - Forms of Address by Family)
Older Bro= oniisan niisan/ oniichan / niichan / ani
Younger Bro=ototo name+chan/san
Older Sis= oneisan neisan/ oneichan / neichan / ane
Younger Sis=imoto name+chan/san
2006-12-28 15:00:27 · answer #3 · answered by shindisensei 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋