弟

Derived characters

 * 俤, 㖒, 挮, 涕, 悌, 娣, 綈 (绨), 珶, 梯, 焍, 祶, 睇, 銻 (锑), 稊, 鮷, 豑, 豒, 剃, 鵜 (鹈), 晜, 罤, 鬀, 递

Glyph origin

 * a string wrapped around a bobbin, something young boys probably did.

Definitions

 * 1) younger brother
 * 2) junior male
 * 3)  I; me

Etymology 2


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Originally a compound of.

Noun

 * 1) one’s own younger brother
 * 2) a younger male


 * 1)  younger brother

Usage notes
Used when referring to one’s own younger brother. To refer to someone else’s younger brother, the suffixed form is used instead. When addressing one’s own younger brother, the given name is used, often with a suffix, such as. Contrast with addressing one’s own older brother, when one uses the honorific.

Etymology
From.