Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

弟: younger brother, faithful service to elders

JLPT N47 strokesGrade 2Your ink: 白 Not met

八 carries the meaning · 弔 and 丿 are drawn in

7 strokes

Four readings, and the words that use each

テイtei · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 師弟していteacher and student
  • 義弟ぎていyounger brother-in-law
  • 実弟じっていbiological younger brother
  • 子弟していchildren; sons

ダイdai · on'yomi

  • 兄弟きょうだいsiblings

デde · on'yomi

  • 弟子でしdisciple
  • 弟子入りでしいりbecoming a pupil (of)

おとうとotouto · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 弟おとうとone's own younger brother

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“See the curve of a great bow held steady by a master archer! This character represents the beauty of tension and the potential of energy waiting to be released.”
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繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
八

Also built on eight (八)

All 23
丿

Also built on diagonal sweeping stroke (丿)

All 35

弟 gives its sound to

The family reading is テイ (tei). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read テイ

29 kanji share this on'yomiAll 29

Also read ダイ

11 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read デ

1 kanji shares this on'yomi
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · dì

Same form: 弟 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
弟 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
弟 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin dì most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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