おとうと

Younger brother

N5noun·otouto

How to remember it

弟 means younger brother; the humble word for your own, since you lower your family to the listener.

Example sentences

  • 私の弟は高校生です。

    わたしのおとうとはこうこうせいです。

    My younger brother is a high school student.

  • 弟と一緒に公園へ行きました。

    おとうといっしょにこうえんへいきました。

    I went to the park with my younger brother.

Usage

Used humbly for your own younger brother; add さん only for someone else's.

Related words

家族

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