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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小27 strokesRadical 弓

弟 · younger brother, faithful service to elders

弟 is a kanji meaning younger brother, faithful service to elders. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • テイtei
  • ダイdai
  • デde

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • おとうとotōto

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 弟 · 4 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 弟
WordReadingMeaningLevel
弟おとうとyounger brotherN5
兄弟きょうだいsiblings (humble), brothers and sistersN5
従兄弟いとこcousin (male)N3
弟子でしpupil, disciple, apprenticeN2

Example sentence

兄弟はいるか。

きょうだいはいるか

Do you have any brothers?

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #236839 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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7 strokes
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