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Kanji Detail for 弟 - "younger brother, junior, disciple"

弟

  • Meaning

    弟 means "younger brother, junior, disciple."

    1. Younger brother - A male sibling born later.

    2. Disciple - A student; a follower.

    3. Junior - One who is younger or lower in rank.

  • Words using 弟

    • 兄弟 きょうだい Listen brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings
    • 弟子 でし Listen pupil; disciple; adherent
    • 実弟 じってい Listen biological younger brother
    • 子弟 してい Listen children; sons; children and younger brothers
    • 弟子入り でしいり Listen becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
    • 従兄弟 いとこ Listen cousin (male)

  • Four-character idioms with 弟

    • 四海兄弟 しかいけいてい Listen people in the whole world being all brothers; universal brotherhood

  • Tattoo check: 弟

    • Verified meaning: younger brother, junior, disciple
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read てい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 弟

    Given names 弟(てい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    younger brother; faithful service to elders

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    young brother; junior; I, me

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    young brother, junior

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A younger male is called 弟. | Obedient. Serving elder brothers well is 弟. Interchangeable with 悌. | Easy. 豈弟 is like saying "cheerful and easy."

  • Onyomi

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    dai(ダイ) ダイ

    de(デ) デ

    tei(テイ) テイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    otouto(おとうと) おとうと

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    弓 (yumi・yumihen)

  • Related Keywords

    younger brother disciple junior order obey apprentice follower sibling student subordinate protege male rank assistant

Sentences including 弟

  • She has no brothers.

  • Do you have any brothers?

  • I recall the day when the younger brother was born.

  • My brother is a first-year student.

  • My brother can run as fast as i.

  • I had my brother clean the room.

  • My brother must have written this letter.

  • His brother studies very hard.

  • She has three brothers.

  • She works as hard as her siblings.

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