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
Taro-nii, can you help me a bit?
He calls me 'little brother,' but I call him 'older brother.'
older brother; elder brother · brother figure; older-brother type · young man; buddy; fella
older brother; big brother · young man; lad; sonny
older brother; elder brother · young man; buddy; fella
older brother (honorific)
onii-kei; men's fashion style with brown hair, deep tan, and luxury brands
Standard kanji spelling for the suffix meaning 'older brother'.
A familiar term for an older brother related to あに, also used as the first element of affectionate kinship terms.