兄にい

noun, used as a suffix

older brother

Familiar suffix attached to a name or title, used mainly by younger siblings or close acquaintances to address or refer to an older brother figure. Often seen in forms like お兄さん or 兄ちゃん.

See also: お兄さん

• 太た郎ろう兄にい、ちょっと手伝てつだってくれる？

  Taro-nii, can you help me a bit?

• 彼かれは僕ぼくのことを「弟おとうと」と呼よぶけど、僕ぼくは「兄にい」と呼よんでいる。

  He calls me 'little brother,' but I call him 'older brother.'