弟子 (でし, deshi) Japanese meaning: pupil

弟子 (でし, deshi) Japanese meaning: pupil | Kotomora

Kanji

生せい徒とN4
生徒 refers to a general school student, whereas 弟子 implies a closer, often one-on-one, master-apprentice bond in traditional arts or crafts.
門もん下か生せい
門下生 is a slightly more formal, literary term for a disciple studying under a particular master, largely interchangeable with 弟子 in academic or artistic contexts.
教おしえ子ごN1
教え子 is used from the teacher's perspective to mean 'one of my former students,' while 弟子 emphasizes the ongoing, often lifelong, master-disciple relationship.
見み習ならいN1
弟子 emphasizes a close master-disciple bond, especially in traditional arts or crafts, while 見習い is a broader term for anyone training on the job.

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使し徒と
弟子 is the general word for a disciple or apprentice in any field, while 使徒 is reserved for the Twelve Apostles of Christ or a devoted follower of a cause.
門もん下か
弟子 is the common, general word for a disciple or apprentice, while 門下 stresses formal affiliation with a specific teacher's school.
師し弟ていN1
弟子 names only the student/disciple side, whereas 師弟 covers both the teacher and the disciple as a unit.

師し匠しょうN1
師匠 is the master or teacher who instructs, while 弟子 is the student who studies under that master, making them opposite roles in the same relationship.
師しN2
弟子 is the disciple who studies under a 師, making the two words a direct teacher-student pair rather than opposites in meaning.
師し範はん
師範 is the master or instructor, while 弟子 is the disciple or student who studies under them.

弟おとうとN5
弟子 is the everyday modern word for 'pupil' or 'apprentice,' while 弟 in that sense (read てい) is archaic and rarely used today.

弟子Usage98%
- でし
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading でし is the most common.
- ていし
  Rare alternative reading; でし is overwhelmingly more common.
デシUsage2%

A Sino-Japanese word borrowed from Chinese 弟子, “disciple” or “pupil.” The reading でし reflects the traditional 呉音 readings of the two characters.