弟 – younger brother, faithful service to elders

7 strokesTaught in grade 2#1161 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 弟 means younger brother, faithful service to elders. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テイ、ダイ、デ (tei, dai, de); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おとうと (otouto). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 弓 (no. 57).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テイ	tei
On’yomi	ダイ	dai
On’yomi	デ	de
Kun’yomi	おとうと	otouto

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 弓 (Kangxi radical 57). Components: ｜・ノ・弓・并.

Words using 弟

弟おとうとyounger brother兄弟きょうだいbrothers and sisters従兄弟いとこcousin (male)弟子でしpupil

Example sentences

彼は私と弟を取り違えた。

He mistook me for my younger brother.

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ライト兄弟はエンジンで動く飛行機を飛ばすことに成功した。

The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an airplane driven by an engine.

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あなたは何人兄弟がいますか。

How many siblings do you have?

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Kanji with the same radical

強引張弾弱弓弧弛

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