ブラザー
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English brother.[1]
Compare Korean 브라더 (beuradeo).
Noun
ブラザー • (burazā)
- (humorous, ironic, colloquial) brother, bro (older or younger)
- (Catholicism) brother, friar
Synonyms
- お兄さん (onī-san)
- 兄 (ani)
- 弟 (otōto)
- (Catholic friar): 修道士 (shūdōshi)
Coordinate terms
- シスター (shisutā)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan