Word Meaning お兄ちゃん

おにいちゃん oniichan

お兄ちゃん is read as おにいちゃん (oniichan) and means (one's) older brother.

Meaning

English

(one's) older brother
lad
sonny

Reading

Kana

おにいちゃん

Romaji

oniichan

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 兄,兄上,兄貴,兄者,御兄さん,家兄,愚兄,舎兄 Related Words 兄弟,兄,弟,姉,妹,兄貴,姉貴,お姉ちゃん Rank 152433 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お兄さん

おにいさん

older brother

兄さん

にいさん

brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)

兄ちゃん

にいちゃん

(one's) older brother

お兄系

おにいけい

men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

義理のお兄さん

ぎりのおにいさん

one's brother-in-law

兄弟

きょうだい

brothers

兄

あに

older brother

兄姉

けいし

brother and sister

父兄

ふけい

father and older brother

長兄

ちょうけい

eldest brother

兄弟子

あにでし

senior pupil (of the same master)

親兄弟

おやきょうだい

parents and siblings

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お兄ちゃんはおしまい！ Oniichan wa Oshimai!