兄人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兄 人
せ
Grade: 2 		ひと > うと
Grade: 1
irregular
Kanji in this term
兄 人
せうと > しょうと
Grade: 2 Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

兄 (se, “brother”) +‎ 人 (hito, “person”), formed the same way as 妹 (imōto, “sister”) and 弟 (otōto, “younger sibling”)

Noun

兄人(しょうと) or 兄(せ)人(うと) • (shōto or seuto) ←せうと (seuto)?

  1. (archaic, women's speech) a sibling
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