弟 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「弓」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「弓」
- On
- ダイ・デだい・で · dai · de
- Kun
- おとうとotōto
- Meaning
- younger brother
Stroke order
Origin
A cord wound in order around a stake — the one lower in order: younger brother.
Readings and examples
| Onテイていtei | 弟妹ていまい義弟ぎてい子弟してい |
|---|---|
| Onダイだいdai | 兄弟きょうだい |
| Onデでde | 弟子でし |
| Kunおとうとotōto | 弟おとうと |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 兄弟きょうだい
brothers
- 弟子でし
pupil
- 兄弟鬩牆けいていげきしょう
Example
弟と あそびます。
I play with my younger brother.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)