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

(Tokyo) しゃてー [shàtéé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɕa̠te̞ː]

Noun

舎(しゃ)弟(てい) • (shatei)

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

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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