兄人

Japanese
Kanji in this term
兄 人
せ
Grade: 2		 ひと > うと
Grade: 1
Irregular
Kanji in this term
兄 人
せうと > しょうと
Grade: 2 Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

兄 (se, “brother”) +‎ 人 (hito, “person”), formed the same way as 妹 (imōto, “sister”) and 弟 (otōto, “younger sibling”)

Noun

兄人(しょうと) or 兄(せ)人(うと) • (shōto or seuto) ←せうと (seuto)?

  1. (archaic, collective, women's speech) a sibling
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