兄人

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, collective, women's speech) a sibling