兄弟子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兄	弟	子
あに Grade: 2	で Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
kun’yomi	kan’yōon	on’yomi

Etymology

From 兄 (ani, “elder brother”) +‎ 弟子 (deshi, “disciple”). Compare Chinese 師兄／师兄 (shīxiōng, “male senior disciple”, literally “master-elder-brother”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あにでし [ànídéshí] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) あにでし [àníꜜdèshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [a̠ɲ̟ide̞ɕi]

Noun

兄(あに)弟(で)子(し) • (anideshi)

a senior disciple or apprentice
Antonym: 弟弟子 (otōtodeshi)

See also

兄(きょう)弟(だい) (kyōdai)

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