Word details
형님
- Pronunciation
- 형님
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
older brother
(honorific) A word used only by a male to refer to or address his male siblings or cousins older than himself.
big brother
(honorific) A word used chiefly among men to refer to or address a person who is older than oneself.
brother-in-law
A word used to refer to or address one's wife's elder brother, who is older than oneself.
sister-in-law
A word used to refer to or address the elder sister of one's husband.
sister-in-law
A word used to refer to or address the wife of one's husband's elder brother.
older sister
A word used by an old woman to refer to or address another female older than herself in a friendly manner.