This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: テイ、ダイ、デ、おとうと
Romaji: tei, dai, de, otouto
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Name Reading

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Romaji: te
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Meanings

younger brother, faithful service to elders

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  12
Frequency:  1161
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-5
Korean Reading:  je
Chinese Reading:  di4
Unicode:  5f1f
JIS:  446F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2044
Nelson Index: 584
New Nelson Index: 1685
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o5.1
Four Corner Index: 8022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 177
Gakken Index: 1090
Japanese Names Index: 764
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9737
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0698
Remembering the kanji Index: 1240
Busy People Index: 3.8
Kanji Flashcards Index: 168
Kodansha Compact Index: 607
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 194
Kanji in Context Index: 76
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1291
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1759
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1248
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1328
Essential Kanji Index: 446
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2537
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 944
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 282
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 150

Words

(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
弟子 (でし、ていし)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
実弟 (じってい)
one's (biological) younger brother
門弟 (もんてい)
disciple; pupil; follower
舎弟 (しゃてい)
my younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza)
兄弟 (きょうだい、けいてい)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; mate; friend
従兄弟 (いとこ、じゅうけいてい)
cousin (male)
従弟 (じゅうてい、いとこ)
cousin (younger male)
子弟 (してい)
young(er) people
義弟 (ぎてい、おとうと)
younger brother-in-law
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