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Breakdown of ani
older brother
兄
Your older brother is just a mouth on two legs.
Usages of ani
父 と 母 は 兄 と 姉 に 携帯 を 買いました。chichi to haha wa ani to ane ni keitai o kaimashita.
My father and mother bought my older brother and older sister a cellphone.
来週、 兄 と 一緒 に ハワイ に 行く。raishuu, ani to issho ni hawai ni iku.
I'm going to Hawaii together with my brother next week.
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