No. 2,479 in Japanese
兄さん
Older brother.
In a sentence
兄さんは親切に手伝ってくれました。
My older brother kindly helped me.
In this sentence, '兄さん' is used as a term to address one's own older brother in a casual but respectful manner.
その少年が兄さんに似ているとみんなが言っています。
Everyone says that boy resembles an older brother.
'兄さん' here refers to an older brother in a general sense, not necessarily specific to the speaker's family.
お兄さんの趣味は何ですか？
What is your older brother's hobby?
In this case, '兄さん' is used with 'お' as an honorific prefix to politely refer to someone else's older brother.
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