弟分

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弟	分
おとうと Grade: 2	ぶん Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Etymology

弟 (otōto, “younger brother”) +‎ 分 (-bun, “fixed relationship”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おとーとぶん [òtóótóꜜbùǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [o̞to̞ːto̞bɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

弟(おとうと)分(ぶん) • (otōtobun)

sworn younger brother

Synonyms

(sworn younger brother): 義弟(ぎてい) (gitei)

Antonyms

(sworn younger brother): 兄分(あにぶん) (anibun), 義兄(ぎけい) (gikei)

Hypernyms

(sworn younger brother): 兄弟分(きょうだいぶん) (kyōdaibun), 義兄弟(ぎきょうだい) (gikyōdai)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.