Keyword
younger brother
- faithful service to elders
- Frequency
- #1161
- Strokes
- 7
- Grade
- 2
- JLPT (old)
- N3
- Heisig
- 1328
Readings
テイ56%
デ22%
ダイ11%
おとうと11%
Mnemonic
A kid with devil horns slashes left at you with a foam sword all day; people offer condolences when they meet your younger brother.
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Composed of
Used in kanji
鵜cormorant梯ladder剃shave悌respect for elders俤visage娣younger sister涕sympathy晜insect睇looking askance at稊darnels綈coarse pongee銻Antimony (element)鬀to shave
Used in vocabulary
弟
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
Noun
兄弟
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; siblings by marriage or adoption; mate; friend
Noun
弟
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; youngest; young and beautiful; cute
Noun