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onii-chan

onii-chan noun: older brother.

Noun

onii-chan (plural onii-chans)

  1. (Japanese, childish, endearing, often, term-of-address) Older brother

Forms of onii-chan

pluralonii-chans

Origin of onii-chan

From Japanese お兄(にい)ちゃん (onii-chan).

Questions about onii-chan

What does onii-chan mean?
Onii-chan means older brother.
What part of speech is onii-chan?
Onii-chan is a noun.
What is the plural of onii-chan?
The plural of onii-chan is onii-chans.

Words near onii-chan in the dictionary

  1. Onigger
  2. onigirazu
  3. onigiri
  4. onigiris
  5. Onigum
  6. onii-chan
  7. onii-chans
  8. Onika
  9. onikulactone
  10. oning
  11. oniochalasia

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