弟子

Noun

 * 1) disciple; follower
 * 2)  younger brother
 * 1)  younger brother

Etymology 1
From. Probably the initial borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) a disciple, an apprentice
 * 2)  on a mala or Buddhist rosary, the ten small beads closest to the end of the portion that hangs free from the largest bead

Etymology 2
Appears to be a shift from teishi above. This is now the most common reading for the, sense.

Noun

 * 1) an apprentice, a disciple

Etymology 3
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) the youngest child
 * 2)  (otogo-zuki, “December” in the lunar calendar)

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