兄ちゃん (Niichan): (One's) Older Brother, Young Man

Meaning

English

(one's) older brother
young man
sonny
lad

Reading

Kana

にいちゃん

Romaji

niichan

Writing Variants

兄ちゃん あんちゃん anchan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 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,お兄ちゃん,御兄ちゃん,家兄 Rank 7717 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

兄さん

にいさん

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

兄弟

きょうだい

brothers

兄

あに

older brother

兄姉

けいし

brother and sister

兄弟子

あにでし

senior pupil (of the same master)

お兄さん

おにいさん

older brother

兄貴

あにき

elder brother

義理のお兄さん

ぎりのおにいさん

one's brother-in-law

父兄

ふけい

father and older brother

長兄

ちょうけい

eldest brother

親兄弟

おやきょうだい

parents and siblings

義兄

ぎけい

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

Example Sentences

10

お兄ちゃんはいますか？

Do you have an older brother?

お兄ちゃんはどこかな？

Where is my brother?

兄ちゃんは何歳だと思う？

How old do you think my brother is?

お兄ちゃんが欲しかった。

I wanted a brother.

お兄ちゃんって、何歳なの？

How old is your brother?

何でお兄ちゃんは馬鹿なの？

Why is my brother stupid?

僕の兄ちゃん、何歳に見える？

How old does my brother look?

はい、お兄ちゃん、半分こ。

Here, bro, halfsies.

彼女はお兄ちゃんと同い年だ。

She's the same age as my brother.

お兄ちゃんは皿洗いしてるよ。

My brother is washing the dishes.