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) 

  1. (familiar or childish) elder brother

Usage notes

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

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