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弟

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 809 / 2,608

Younger Brother

On’yomi
てい、だい、で
Kun’yomi
おとうと
Radical
弓 Bow (Kangxi 57)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 拠 (Based On), less common than 忘 (Forget).

Horns (horns) crown the top while a bow (bow) stretches below — the younger brother wears horns on his head and carries a bow, always following behind his older sibling trying to look tough.

In words

弟 おとうと younger brotherN5
兄弟 きょうだい (humble) siblingsN5
従兄弟 いとこ cousin (male)N3

弟 is rank 809 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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