弟おと

おと oto

younger brother

noun

Chinese meanings

弟弟（古语）

Chinese notes

おと是弟弟的古语读法；现代日语通常读おとうと。

Examples

Furigana

弟おとよ、元げん気きでいておくれ。
My younger brother, please stay well.
弟弟啊，愿你平安。
昔の言葉で弟を「おと」と呼ぶ。
In older language, a younger sibling can be called oto.
古语中弟弟可称为おと。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3c74d17c1d'); // 弟

{
  "id": "3c74d17c1d",
  "word": "弟",
  "reading": "おと",
  "romaji": "oto",
  "meanings": [
    "younger brother"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 2837087,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "弟よ、元気でいておくれ。",
      "furigana": "{弟|おと}よ、{元気|げんき}でいておくれ。",
      "en": "My younger brother, please stay well."
    },
    {
      "ja": "昔の言葉で弟を「おと」と呼ぶ。",
      "en": "In older language, a younger sibling can be called oto."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "91aab020e9ed1f9d51444ba9d2a3336c62fdf8750e3d42a4222bc9ea0aa84a2c",
    "meanings": [
      "弟弟（古语）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "弟よ、元気でいておくれ。",
        "zh": "弟弟啊，愿你平安。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "昔の言葉で弟を「おと」と呼ぶ。",
        "zh": "古语中弟弟可称为おと。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/3c74d17c1d",
      "JMdict ent_seq 2837087; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "5c065875c3fef3c20c2dec6ad3671fa6ba209a4ac976736fe6a9b2cafc971c3f",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "おと是弟弟的古语读法；现代日语通常读おとうと。"
  }
}