Familiar, affectionate term for one's own older brother, similar to お兄ちゃん but more casual. Used within the family or when speaking about one's brother to close friends.
See also: お兄ちゃん
Big brother, can you help me with my homework?
Informal, sometimes slightly rough way to address or refer to a young man, especially by an older person. Can sound friendly or condescending depending on tone. The reading あんちゃん is also used for this sense, often with a more rough or dialectal feel.
See also: お兄ちゃん
Hey, mister, is this the right way?
My older brother is a university student now.
Hey, young man, can you tell me the way?
That lad is pretty good, isn't he?
The children called the young man in the neighborhood 'nii-chan'.
兄ちゃん refers to an older brother (or young man), while 姉ちゃん refers to an older sister (or young woman); learners can mix up the gender.
counter for people
older brother; big brother · lad; sonny; young man
Standard kanji spelling for the familiar term for older brother or young man.
Derived from 兄 (ani, older brother) with the familiar suffix ちゃん. The reading あんちゃん is a phonetic variant, possibly influenced by dialect or casual speech.