A 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.

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형님

flesh and blood; one's own flesh and blood

lineage; family line

canyon; gorge

cooperation; help; support; collaboration; coordination

association; society

elder brother; big brother; type; form; kind; older brother

fluorescence

fluorescent lamp

older brother; big brother; brother-in-law; sister-in-law; older sister

brother-in-law

form; figure; shape; image

formation; building; development

form; build; develop

one's sister-in-law; sister-in-law

form; formality; style; pattern; format; template; type

adjective

brothers; siblings; brother

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The older brother to whom the same parents gave birth.

(honorific) A word used only by a male to refer to or address his male siblings or cousins older than himself.

(honorific) A word used chiefly among men to refer to or address a person who is older than oneself.

Wife's older brother. Or a term for calling that person.

Husband's older sister. Or a term for calling that person.

Husband's older brother's wife. Or a term for calling that person.

A word used by an old woman to refer to or address another female older than herself in a friendly manner.

형님兄님

The hanja from which the word comes

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