弟 = 丷 + 弗

弟 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “younger brother”. It is built from 丷 (horns) and 弗 (dollar sign). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1328. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: younger brother
RTK frame: 1328
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): テイ, ダイ, デ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): おとうと
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: младший брат
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 弟 young brother

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 弟

How to find 弟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “horns” + “dollar sign”. 弟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 弟 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.