Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
bow
Parts:
younger brother, faithful service to elders
Kun:
おとうと
On:
テイダイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 弟 【オトウト】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
  • 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
  • 実弟 【ジッテイ】 biological younger brother
  • 子弟 【シテイ】 children, sons, children and younger brothers, young people
  • 親兄弟 【オヤキョウダイ】 parents and siblings, one's relatives
  • 姉弟 【シテイ】 older sister and younger brother
  • 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
  • 弟子入り 【デシイリ】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming an apprentice

Kun reading compounds

  • 弟 【おとうと】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
  • 弟君 【おとうとぎみ】 younger brother

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
di4
Korean:
je

Spanish

  • hermano menor

Portuguese

  • irmão mais jovem

French

  • frère cadet
  • apprenti
  • disciple
  • service déférent aux ainés
282 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
194 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
177 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1090 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
584 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
446 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
168 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
764 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.8 Japanese for Busy People
405 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
409 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
76 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
607 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2537 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1291 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1759 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
9737 Morohashi
2044 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1685 New Nelson (John Haig)
1240 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1328 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
150 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
944 2001 Kanji
2o5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-5 SKIP code
4-7-3 SKIP code
8022.7 Four corner code
1-36-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f1f Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
arrow
Parts:
dart, arrow
Kun:
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
  • 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
  • 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
  • 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn

Kun reading compounds

  • 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
  • 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
  • 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
  • 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi3
Korean:
si

Spanish

  • flecha

Portuguese

  • dardo
  • flecha

French

  • fléchette
  • flèche
145 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
981 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1092 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3168 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1335 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1566 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
215 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
213 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
213 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1393 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2502 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1267 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1733 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1228 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23929 Morohashi
2009 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3976 New Nelson (John Haig)
1220 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1305 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
110 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2363 2001 Kanji
0a5.19 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-4 SKIP code
8043.0 Four corner code
1-44-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77e2 Unicode hex code