# 弟 younger brother

(horny) + 弓 (bow) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★☆
7 strokes

## Onyomi

TEI, DAI |

## Mnemonic

| When my younger brother gets horny he TAKES a bow like Cupid and shoots you and you DIE. He's passionate but unfortunately not gifted with a sense of poetic metaphor.

## Kunyomi

おとうと | someone's younger brother (say if you're talking to your friend's younger brother) ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

兄弟(きょうだい) | siblings ★★★★★ 兄 (older brother) + 弟 (younger brother) = 兄弟 (siblings) siblings (not just brothers)
弟子(でし) | student ★☆☆☆☆ FP F 弟 (younger brother) + 子 (child) = 弟子 (student) student (more formal, ususally used with the name of the institution: Harvard弟子、 Waseda 弟子）

## Used In

- 第
- 沸
- 費

## Synonyms

student 弟子 学生 生徒 教徒