형

hyeong · [형]

older brother · big brother

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. older brotherA word used only by a male to refer to or address his male siblings or cousins older than himself.
  2. big brotherA word used only by a male to refer to or address another male older than himself endearingly.
Other Words Spelled the Same (2)

형 · noun

  1. type; form; kindA type or form that has a feature different from that of another.

형 · bound noun

  1. older brotherA moderately-raised form used by a man to refer to or address another man who is of about the same age as or older than himself, usually attached to the addressee's family name.

Written Forms

형Hangul
兄Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Does the main character in that drama have an older brother?

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No, he is not my older brother.

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My older brother likes exercising.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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