"ニキ" meaning in Japanese

See ニキ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ɲ̟ikʲi] Forms: -niki [romanization]
Etymology: From 兄(あに)貴(き) (aniki, “elder brother”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|兄%貴|あに%き|elder brother}} 兄(あに)貴(き) (aniki, “elder brother”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|suffix}} ニキ • (-niki)
  1. (2channel slang, Internet slang) Someone strong and dependable; a brother in arms. Tags: Internet, morpheme Synonyms: ネキ (neki) [feminine]

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "兄%貴",
        "2": "あに%き",
        "3": "elder brother"
      },
      "expansion": "兄(あに)貴(き) (aniki, “elder brother”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 兄(あに)貴(き) (aniki, “elder brother”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "ニキ • (-niki)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese katakana",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
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        {
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "my overseas bro",
          "roman": "kaigai-niki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "海",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "外",
              "がい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "海外ニキ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a guy who is confident about using a personal computer",
          "roman": "pasokon jishin niki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "自信",
              "じしん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "パソコン自信ニキ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone strong and dependable; a brother in arms."
      ],
      "id": "en-ニキ-ja-suffix-LKXd0JFF",
      "links": [
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "2channel slang",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(2channel slang, Internet slang) Someone strong and dependable; a brother in arms."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "neki",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ネキ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ikʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ニキ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 兄(あに)貴(き) (aniki, “elder brother”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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        "Japanese internet slang",
        "Japanese katakana",
        "Japanese lemmas",
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        "Japanese suffixes",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "my overseas bro",
          "roman": "kaigai-niki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "海",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "外",
              "がい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "海外ニキ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a guy who is confident about using a personal computer",
          "roman": "pasokon jishin niki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "自信",
              "じしん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "パソコン自信ニキ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone strong and dependable; a brother in arms."
      ],
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        [
          "slang",
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        ],
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
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          "brother",
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        ]
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        "(2channel slang, Internet slang) Someone strong and dependable; a brother in arms."
      ],
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        "Internet",
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟ikʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "neki",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ネキ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ニキ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ニキ meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "ニキ",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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