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    3. 兄ちゃん

    兄ちゃん

    兄にいち​ゃ​ん​

    (one's) older brother

    KMT9News #24+1NounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    にいちゃんあんちゃん

    Noun

    1.
    (one's) older brother
    familiar language
    2.
    young man, sonny, lad

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    兄にいちゃんは私わたしより背せが高たかい。

    My older brother is taller than me.

    KMT3Family & Relationships
    兄にいちゃん、宿しゅく題だい手て伝つだってくれない？

    Big brother, could you help me with my homework?

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    小ちいさい頃ころ、兄にいちゃんはいつも私わたしのヒーローだった。

    When I was little, my big brother was always my hero.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    兄にいちゃんは家か族ぞくの中なかで一いち番ばんのいたずらっ子こだった。

    My older brother was the biggest prankster in the family.

    KMT9Family & Relationships
    ねえ、そこの兄にいちゃん、道みち教おしえてくれない？

    Hey, young man over there, could you tell me the way?

    KMT9Daily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    兄
    あに…(5)
    elder brother・big brother
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    ゃ
    small ya
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
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