Today’s Kanji is “弟” (otouto); Kanji for “younger brother”.
Handwritten Kanji “弟” (otouto)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “弟”
漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
弟 | テイ ダイ デ おとうと | tei dai de otouto | 7 | 弓 | younger brother |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “弟”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
姉弟 | してい | shitei | Siblings |
ライト兄弟 | らいときょうだい | raito kyoudai | Wright brothers |
姉と弟 | あねとおとうと | ane to otouto | Older sister and younger brother |