小しょう弟てい

noun

little brother; younger brother

Neutral term for one's own younger brother or a younger brother in general. Not commonly used in modern everyday speech; 弟 (おとうと) is the standard word.

• 彼かれは私わたしの小しょう弟ていです。

  He is my younger brother.

noun

my younger brother (humble)

Humble form used when referring to one's own younger brother to someone outside the family. Archaic and very formal; 弟 (おとうと) is used in modern humble contexts.

• 小しょう弟ていがお世せ話わになっております。

  My younger brother is in your care.

pronoun

I; me (humble, male, used in letters)

Humble first-person pronoun used by men, mainly in letters. Extremely formal and archaic; not used in modern conversation.

See also: 大兄

• 小しょう弟ていは無ぶ事じに到とう着ちゃくいたしました。

  I have arrived safely.