Meaning of お兄ちゃん(おにいちゃん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level お兄ちゃん, 御兄ちゃん

Kana Reading おにいちゃん

Romaji oniichan

Examples of お兄ちゃん, 御兄ちゃん, おにいちゃん in a sentence

ママ～！あのお姉ちゃんとお兄ちゃん、お手手繋いで、すっごく仲良しさんだね～！

Mama! That lady and man are holding hands, they're great friends aren't they!
ママー、今あのおにいちゃんすごいころんだよー。

Mummy, that man just fell flat on his face!
「どうしたんだよ、家の前でモジモジと」「うん・・・お兄ちゃんがかえってくるの、まってたんだ」

What's up? Fidgeting around in front of the house. "Um ... I was waiting for you to come back."
はい、お兄ちゃん、半分こ。

Here, bro, halfsies.
お兄ちゃん、すごい熱だよ！？荷物はいいから、そこの木陰で休んでて！

Bro? You've got a terrible temperature! Never mind the bags, rest in the shade of those trees!
お兄ちゃん、このお魚本当に美味しいの？黒鯛が極道に落ちて、全国指名手配されたみたいなお魚だよ？

Hey, is this fish tasty for real? It looks like a fish that was a black porgy who'd fallen in with mobsters and been put on the countries most wanted list!?

兄 JLPT 4

5 strokes

elder brother, big brother

On'Yomi: ケイ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: あに

御 JLPT 3

12 strokes

honorable, manipulate, govern

On'Yomi: ギョ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: おん-, お-, み-

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