舎弟

Japanese
Kanji in this term
舎 弟
しゃ
Grade: 5		 てい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
舍弟 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

舎(しゃ)弟(てい) • (shatei) 

  1. (somewhat dated) younger brother
  2. (slang) one's minion, underling (as in a yakuza)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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