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    3. 弟

    弟

    弟おとうと

    younger brother

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    Kun'yomi

    おとうと

    On'yomi

    テイダイデ

    Nanori

    て

    younger brotherfaithful service to elders

    八

    八
    弓
    丨
    丿

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    Concepts using this kanji

    弟

    younger brother

    兄弟

    siblings

    弟子

    pupil

    実弟

    biological younger brother

    従兄弟

    cousin (male)

    子弟

    children

    義弟

    brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)

    内弟子

    private pupil

    師弟

    teacher and student

    舎弟

    one's younger brother

    愛弟子

    favorite pupil

    兄弟子

    senior pupil (of the same master)

    弟妹

    younger brother and sister

    十大弟子

    the ten great disciples (of Buddha)

    弟月

    12th lunar month

    相弟子

    fellow students

    弟子入り

    becoming a pupil (of)

    弟分

    sworn younger brother

    末弟

    youngest brother

    小弟

    little brother

    一番弟子

    the (one's) best pupil

    新弟子

    new disciple

    直弟子

    personal pupil

    高弟

    best pupil

    弟小父

    parent's younger brother

    仏弟子

    Buddhist

    新弟子検査

    medical examination of entrants into professional wrestling

    兄弟会社

    affiliated company

    弟夫婦

    one's younger brother and his wife

    再従弟

    younger second cousin

    徒弟制度

    an apprentice system

    弟息子

    younger sons

    四海兄弟

    people in the whole world being all brothers

    門弟

    disciple

    兄弟分

    sworn brother

    女兄弟

    sisters

    令弟

    your younger brother

    徒弟

    apprentice

    王弟

    royal prince

    亡弟

    one's deceased younger brother

    弟弟子

    younger pupil (of the same master)

    兄弟は他人の始まり

    even siblings turn into strangers

    弟殺し

    killing a younger brother

    企業舎弟

    front company (for an organized crime operation)

    男兄弟

    brothers

    三従兄弟

    second cousin

    皇弟

    younger brother of an Emperor

    弟切草

    Hypericum erectum (species of St. John's wort)

    二従兄弟

    second cousin

    従弟

    cousin (younger male)

    孫弟子

    disciples of one's disciples

    弟君

    younger brother

    弟さん

    younger brother

    再従兄弟

    second cousin

    義兄弟

    brother-in-law

    孝弟

    filial piety

    又弟子

    indirect pupil

    兄弟弟子

    fellow pupil

    ご兄弟

    siblings

    弱弟

    young brother

    異父兄弟

    half-sibling (with a different father)

    異母兄弟

    half-sibling (with a different mother)

    兄たり難く弟たり難し

    both people are superb in skill (and thus it is hard to rank them)

    兄弟愛

    brotherly love

    弟娘

    younger daughters

    弟御

    your younger brother

    穴兄弟

    men who have had sex with the same woman

    賢弟

    wise younger brother

    姉弟

    older sister and younger brother

    乳兄弟

    foster sibling

    昆弟

    brothers

    又従兄弟

    second cousin

    愚弟

    (one's) younger brother

    弥従兄弟

    second cousin

    弟嫁

    younger brother's wife

    兄弟姉妹

    brothers and sisters

    愚兄賢弟

    a foolish older brother and a smart younger

    親兄弟

    parents and siblings

    兄弟喧嘩

    quarrel between brothers

    兄弟牆に鬩ぐ

    to quarrel among friends (or siblings)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丨
    • 丿
    • 八
    • 弓

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    • ご兄弟
    • 愛弟子
    • 義弟
    • 兄弟
    • 兄弟愛
    • 兄弟子
    • 兄弟分
    • 再従弟
    • 姉弟
    • 子弟
    • 師弟
    • 舎弟
    • 弱弟
    • 従兄弟
    • 従弟
    • 直弟子
    • 弟さん
    • 弟御
    • 弟子入り
    • 弟小父
    • 弟分
    • 弟妹
    • 徒弟
    • 内弟子
    • 乳兄弟
    • 又従兄弟
    • 又弟子
    • 門弟
    • 令弟
    • 弟
    • 弟嫁
    • 弟子
    • 弟息子
    • 弟娘
    • 末弟
    • 弟弟子
    • 孝弟
    • 兄たり難く弟たり難し
    • 孫弟子
    • 実弟
    • 徒弟制度
    • 親兄弟
    • 賢弟
    • 相弟子
    • 義兄弟
    • 高弟
    • 愚弟
    • 小弟
    • 兄弟喧嘩
    • 王弟
    • 弟君
    • 新弟子
    • 新弟子検査
    • 四海兄弟
    • 一番弟子
    • 兄弟弟子
    • 愚兄賢弟
    • 兄弟姉妹
    • 亡弟
    • 兄弟牆に鬩ぐ
    • 企業舎弟
    • 十大弟子
    • 異父兄弟
    • 異母兄弟
    • 弟殺し
    • 弟月
    • 弟切草
    • 穴兄弟
    • 女兄弟
    • 男兄弟
    • 二従兄弟
    • 再従兄弟
    • 弥従兄弟
    • 三従兄弟
    • 兄弟会社
    • 仏弟子
    • 昆弟
    • 弟夫婦
    • 皇弟
    • 兄弟は他人の始まり

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