7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

younger brother, faithful service to elders

Kun'yomi
  • younger brother ②brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband) ③pupil
On'yomi
  • テイ
    younger brother ②brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband) ③pupil
  • ダイ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

おとうと 39.5%
ダイ 26.0%
14.6%
14.6%
テイ 5.4%

Character Breakdown

younger brother, faithful service to elders
おとうと ダイ デ (2nd, N4)
to divide
condolences, mourning, funeral
とむら.う チョウ とぶら.う (9th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

younger brother ②brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband) ③pupil
siblings ②brothers ③siblings-in-law ④mate
older sister and younger brother
sworn younger brother
the (one's) best pupil
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References

Unicode hex code 5F1F
JIS X 0208 1-36-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 584
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1685
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2044
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2537
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1291
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9737
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 177
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 405
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 409
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 282
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 168
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 194
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 150
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 76
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 607
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1248
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o5.1
Four corner code 8022.7
De Roo Code 944