兄貴 – Vocabulary details

兄あに貴き

Meanings

Noun

Familiar language

1. elder brother; big brother

orig. honorific

兄あに貴きが結けっ婚こんすることになったんだ。My big brother is getting married.

2. one's senior; one's elder; big bro

esp. in a work environment; usu. among younger people, or gang members

お疲つかれっす、兄あに貴き。Thanks for all your hard work, bro.

3. old ingredients; stale ingredients

gastronomy jargon, esp. in sushi restaurants

4. older masculine man; top (in a male homosexual relationship)

gay slang

5. older man; man older than oneself

Alt. forms

Kanji used

兄

older brother

貴

noble

Pitch accent

あ

にき

Used in: 2144

Composed of

兄あに

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

貴き

your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

兄あに貴き分ぶん

senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

兄あに貴き風かぜを吹ふかす

to act patronizingly

Examples (11 in total)

兄あに貴き、何なにをしているの？

What are you doing bro?

俺おれの兄あに貴きはバカだ。

My brother is stupid.

実じっ家かは兄あに貴きが継ついでます。

My big brother took over our family home.

お疲つかれっす、兄あに貴き。

Thanks for all your hard work, bro.

トムに兄あに貴きはいるのか？

Does Tom have a brother?

職しょく場ばの兄あに貴きに仕し事ごとを教おそわった。

An older guy at work taught me the job.

彼かれはみんなの兄あに貴き的てきな存そん在ざいだ。

He's like a big brother to everyone.

親おや父じか兄あに貴き、もしくは両りょう方ほうが来きているのだろう。

My dad or my big brother, or maybe both, must have come.

おまえは兄あに貴きと違ちがって礼れい儀ぎをわきまえているな。

Unlike your big brother, you know your manners.

家いえでの僕ぼくをよく知しってるのは兄あに貴きしかいないよ。

The only one who really knows me at home is my older brother.

こう言いっちゃなんだけど兄あに貴きこの業ぎょう界かい向むいてないっす。

I hate to say it, bro, but you're not cut out for this business.