お兄ちゃん

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兄
にい Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おにいちゃん [òníꜜìchàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [o̞ɲ̟iːt͡ɕã̠ɴ]

Noun

お兄(にい)ちゃん • (onii-chan)

(familiar or childish) elder brother

Usage notes

A form of お兄さん used by children to refer to their own elder brother.

Synonyms

Antonyms

弟(おとうと) (otōto)
弟(おとうと)さん (otōtosan)

Related terms

お姉(ねえ)さん (onēsan): elder sister (polite)
姉(あね) (ane): elder sister
妹(いもうと)さん (imōtosan): younger sister (polite)
妹(いもうと) (imōto): younger sister

Descendants

Chinese: 歐尼醬／欧尼酱 (ōuníjiàng)

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