弟子

• ピンイン: dì zǐ
• 漢字の分解: 弟 = 丿+ 弓 + 丨(younger brother); 子 = pictograph of a child (son, person)

意味

弟子（師の門下で学ぶ者）

Implies a deep, often lifelong teacher-student bond rooted in Chinese intellectual and craft traditions. Common in Confucian texts, martial arts, religious contexts, and traditional arts. More formal and reverential than 学生 (student).

例文

1. 孔子门下弟子三千，其中贤者七十有二，对后世儒学传承影响深远。
2. 这位老画家收了数名弟子，悉心传授传统水墨技法。
3. 作为师父最得意的弟子，他在武术比赛中屡获殊荣，为门派争光。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, religion, martial arts, traditional arts

トーン: respectful

正しい言い方

• 他视师父为再生父母，以弟子之礼终身侍奉，从未有所懈怠。(He regarded his master as a parent who gave him a second life and served him with a disciple's propriety throughout his life, never slacking.)
• 这批弟子在继承传统技艺的同时，也在尝试结合现代审美进行创新性诠释。(While inheriting traditional skills, these disciples are also attempting to make innovative interpretations by combining modern aesthetics.)

避ける言い方

• 我的弟子同学 — redundant; 弟子 and 同学 have different relational meanings; use one or the other depending on context

起源と歴史

弟 (younger brother, junior) + 子 (person, master's form of address) — a junior under a master

文化的背景

時代: Ancient to present

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal