内弟子|うちでしuchideshi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprivate pupil; apprentice
   内弟子うちでしとは師しと寝食しんしょくをともにし、あらゆる武術ぶじゅつのノウハウと秘伝ひでんを伝つたえる制度せいどだ。↗

   Apprenticeship is a system where you eat, sleep and live with your master and are taught various martial arts know-how and secrets.

• Related見習いみならいNeutral「見習い」 is the broad word for a trainee or intern learning on the job; unlike 「内弟子」, it does not imply living in the master's home under personal instruction.
• Related見習工みならいこうWrittenA written term for a young apprentice learning a craft, often at a factory; it lacks the live-in, master-and-disciple nuance of 「内弟子」.
• Antonym外弟子NeutralThe opposite of 「内弟子」: a disciple who commutes to train instead of living in the master's house.

Use 「内弟子」 for a disciple who lives in the master's home while training — common in rakugo, sumo and the martial arts. For a general trainee or intern, 「見習い」 is the default; a commuting disciple is 「外弟子」.

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1. 師匠ししょうの家いえに住み込すみこんで、直接ちょくせつ指導しどうを受うける学生がくせいや修行者しゅぎょうじゃ。