What does kanji 弟 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 弟 is younger brother.

How is kanji 弟 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 弟 are おとうと; the onyomi readings are テイ, ダイ, デ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 弟?

Kanji 弟 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 弟?

The main radical for kanji 弟 is 弓.

What words use kanji 弟?

Example words that use kanji 弟 include 弟, 弟子, 弟子入り, 弟妹.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 9

弟

Meaning

Kanji 弟

younger brother

younger brother, faithful service to elders

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おとうと
Onyomi 音読み: テイダイデ
Nanori 名乗り: て

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #1161
Strokes: 7
Radical: 弓
Components: ｜ • ノ • 并 • 弓
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: 弚

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 90 entries that include this kanji.

弟

おとうと

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

弟子

でし

pupil

弟子入り

でしいり

becoming a pupil (of)

弟妹

ていまい

younger brother and sister

オトギリソウ科

オトギリソウか

Clusiaceae (family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens)

オトギリソウ属

オトギリソウぞく

Hypericum (plant genus including St. John's worts)

オトギリソウ目

オトギリソウもく

Guttiferales (plant order)

乙姫

おとひめ

younger princess

乙矢

おとや

arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)

弟さん

おとうとさん

younger brother

弟嫁

おとうとよめ

younger brother's wife

弟君

おとうとぎみ

younger brother

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

弟は高校二年生です。

My younger brother is in his second year of high school.

弟と公園でサッカーをした。

I played soccer with my younger brother in the park.

弟は私より背が高い。

My younger brother is taller than I am.

弟が駅まで迎えに来てくれた。

My younger brother came to pick me up at the station.

弟の誕生日に時計を贈った。

I gave my younger brother a watch for his birthday.