あに

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あに – see the following entries.

【兄】2 [noun] elder brother [noun] elder brother-in-law [noun] Short for 花の兄 (hana no ani): alternative name for the 梅 (ume), the Japanese plum (Prunus mume)

【豈】H [adverb] a rhetorical interrogative: (just) how [adverb] expresses a strong denial: not at all, not in the least

(This term, あに (ani), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as あに, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あに.)