弟
Younger Brother
Meanings
Younger Brother, Faithful Service To Elders
On'yomi
てい、 だい、 で
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
おとうと
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
弟 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
弟 (Younger Brother) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1161 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.
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