弟
おとうと
hepburn otouto
younger brother
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 弟は中学生です。My younger brother is in middle school.
- 弟さんは何歳ですか。How old is your younger brother?
Collocations
弟 (otouto, my younger brother)弟さん (otoutosan, your/his younger brother)末っ子 (suekko, youngest child)兄弟 (kyoudai, siblings)実弟 (jittei, biological younger brother)
Mnemonic
弟 otouto — "my younger brother". Honorific for others': 弟さん (otoutosan). Pairs with 兄 (ani). Onyomi だい (dai) / てい (tei): 兄弟 (kyoudai, siblings — note the sound shift), 実弟 (jittei, biological younger brother). 弟分 (otoutobun) = "someone treated like a younger brother" (close junior).
Quick check
Correct onyomi of 兄弟?