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令弟 (reitei) Japanese meaning: your younger brother | Kotomora

令れい弟てい

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Meanings

1

your younger brother

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)›

Honorific term used to refer respectfully to someone else's younger brother. Not used for one's own brother.

令れい弟ていはお元げん気きですか。
How is your younger brother?

Kanji

令orders, laws, command
弟younger brother, faithful service to elders

Related words

弟おとうと
Plain term for one's own younger brother; 令弟 is an honorific form used for someone else's younger brother.
令れい兄けい
Honorific term for someone else's older brother, parallel to 令弟.

Etymology

Composed of 令 (honorific prefix) and 弟 (younger brother). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with respectful reference to another's younger brother.