お兄にいちゃん

noun

older brother; big brother

Affectionate term for one's own older brother, used mainly by children or within the family. Can also be used by a younger sibling addressing their older brother directly.

• お兄にいちゃん、一いっ緒しょに遊あそぼう！

  Big brother, let's play together!

• 私わたしのお兄にいちゃんは高こう校こう生せいです。

  My older brother is a high school student.

noun

lad; sonny; young man

Familiar, often vocative, way to address a young boy or a young man in a friendly or slightly patronizing manner. Not used for one's own brother in this sense.

• お兄にいちゃん、ボールを取とってくれる？

  Hey, sonny, can you get the ball for me?