徒弟|とていtotei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounapprentice

• Synonym弟子でしNeutralThe everyday word for a pupil or disciple studying under a teacher; broader than 「徒弟」, covering learning and the arts, not just picking up a craft while working.
• Synonym見習いみならいNeutralA trainee, stressing practice before taking up a formal post, as in 「見習い期間」; no master-disciple tie is implied, while 「徒弟」 learns a craft under a master.
• Synonym門下生もんかせいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a student under a particular teacher, common for private schools and martial arts; 「徒弟」 is specifically a craft apprentice.
• Synonym門弟もんていWrittenWritten/formal and slightly archaic, stressing membership of a master's school; 「徒弟」 stresses learning a skill while working.
• Synonym門人もんじんWrittenWritten/formal term for one who has entered a teacher's gate to study, in scholarship or the arts alike; 「徒弟」 leans toward the craft trades.
• Related見習工みならいこうNeutralA young apprentice worker learning the trade in a factory or workshop — a modern industrial term; 「徒弟」 carries the flavor of the old master-apprentice system.
• Related門生もんせいWrittenWritten/formal but rare, stressing academic study under a teacher; 「徒弟」 means an apprentice learning and working at a craft.
• Antonym師匠ししょうNeutralThe master or teacher who imparts learning or an art — the very person a 「徒弟」 serves and studies under; an antonym, not a substitute.

Use 「徒弟」 for an apprentice learning a craft while working under a master; it carries an old-time craft-trade flavor, as in 「徒弟制度」. For pupils or disciples in general use 「弟子」, for trainees 「見習い」; the opposite is 「師匠」.

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1. ある技術ぎじゅつを有ゆうする特定とくていの人ひとのもとで働はたらきながら、その技術ぎじゅつを習得しゅうとくしようとする者もの。
2. 語義ごぎ1のうちで、特とくに師匠ししょうの家いえに住み込すみこんで働はたらく少年しょうねん。