Illustration: In a traditional woodworking workshop, a young apprentice watches an experienced craftsperson demonstrate how to hold a chisel while cutting a precise joint. The apprentice has an almost identical piece of wood at a neighboring bench and adjusts their grip to match the demonstration.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

弟で子し

deshi

apprentice, disciple

Example sentences

  1. その棟梁とうりょうは３人にんの弟子でしを従したがえている。

    The master carpenter is accompanied by three apprentices.

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  2. トムの弟子でしでした。

    I was Tom’s apprentice.

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  3. 弟子でしには葛飾北斎かつしかほくさいがいる。

    One of his pupils was Hokusai KATSUSHIKA.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 弟子

  • 弟younger brother; faithful service to eldersOnテイ・ダイ・デKunおとうと
  • 子childOnシ・ス・ツKunこ・ね

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