弟子|でしdeshi[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. no-adjectivepupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
   イエスも、また弟子でしたちも、その婚礼こんれいに招まねかれた。↗

   And Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

• Synonym門下生もんかせいWrittenWritten/formal word for someone studying under a particular teacher; 「弟子」 is the everyday term with the widest range of use.
• Synonym徒弟とていNeutralAn apprentice who learns a craft while working under a master; 「弟子」 covers a broader range, including scholarship and religion.
• Synonym門弟もんていWrittenWritten/formal prose for a disciple under a master; in everyday speech say 「弟子」.
• Synonym門人もんじんWrittenWritten/formal word for students who entered a master's school, often used of historical figures; everyday speech uses 「弟子」.
• Related見習いみならいNeutralA trainee or apprentice before formally taking up a post; 「弟子」 stresses the master–disciple relationship.
• Antonym師匠ししょうNeutralThe master who teaches an art, craft or learning; the opposite of 「弟子」.
• Antonym師しWrittenWritten/formal word for a teacher or mentor; the opposite of 「弟子」.

Use 「弟子」 for someone who studies an art or learning under a teacher. In written prose, 「門下生」 and 「門人」 refer to a master's students; 「徒弟」 is an apprentice learning a craft, 「見習い」 a trainee, and 「師匠」 the master.

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1. (でし、漢文かんぶん: ていし) 特定とくていの人物じんぶつの下もとで、学問がくもんや芸道げいどうを学まなぶ人ひと。
2. (漢文かんぶん: ていし) 若者わかもの。