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兄弟弟子 (きょうだいでし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

兄きょう弟だい弟で子し

きょ

う

だ

い

で

し

Meanings

1

noun

fellow pupil; fellow apprentice

Refers to someone who studies or trains under the same teacher or master, especially in traditional arts, crafts, or martial disciplines.

彼かれは私わたしの兄きょう弟だい弟で子しで、同おなじ師し匠しょうに師し事じしている。
He is my fellow pupil, studying under the same master.
兄きょう弟だい弟で子

し

同どう

士し

で

切せっ

磋さ

琢たく

磨ま

する

。

Fellow apprentices work hard together to improve each other.

Kanji

兄elder brother, big brother
弟younger brother, faithful service to elders
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

師し弟てい
師弟 refers to the teacher-student relationship itself, while 兄弟弟子 refers to the relationship between fellow students under the same teacher.
同どう門もん
同門 is a broader term for people who belong to the same school or master, not necessarily limited to direct fellow students.

Etymology

Compound of 兄弟 (きょうだい, 'brothers') and 弟子 (でし, 'disciple, pupil'), literally 'brother disciples', referring to fellow students under the same teacher.