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兄弟 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for brothers.
Some notes: It's kind of an uncommon title for a wall scroll.
In Chinese, this is usually understood as brothers. In Japanese, it can extend to mean “brothers and sisters” or siblings.
University Brotherhood / House
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 兄弟 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
兄弟 see styles |
xiōng dì xiong1 di4 hsiung ti kyoudai(p); keitei / kyodai(p); kete きょうだい(P); けいてい |
More info & calligraphy: Brothers(1) (See ご兄弟) siblings; brothers and sisters; (2) brothers; (3) siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; (4) (familiar language) (masculine speech) mate; friend; (personal name) Kyōdai Elder and younger brothers; brother, brethren, i. e. members of the fraternity. |
兄弟會 兄弟会 see styles |
xiōng dì huì xiong1 di4 hui4 hsiung ti hui |
More info & calligraphy: Fraternity |
御兄弟 see styles |
gokyoudai / gokyodai ごきょうだい |
More info & calligraphy: Brothers and Sisters |
ご兄弟 see styles |
gokyoudai / gokyodai ごきょうだい |
(honorific or respectful language) siblings; brothers and sisters |
乳兄弟 see styles |
chikyoudai / chikyodai ちきょうだい |
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister |
兄弟分 see styles |
kyoudaibun / kyodaibun きょうだいぶん |
sworn brother; buddy; pal |
兄弟堀 see styles |
kyoudaibori / kyodaibori きょうだいぼり |
(place-name) Kyōdaibori |
兄弟子 see styles |
anideshi あにでし |
(See 弟弟子) senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member |
兄弟山 see styles |
otodoyama おとどやま |
(place-name) Otodoyama |
兄弟岩 see styles |
kyoudaiiwa / kyodaiwa きょうだいいわ |
(place-name) Kyōdaiiwa |
兄弟島 see styles |
kyoudaijima / kyodaijima きょうだいじま |
(place-name) Kyōdaijima |
兄弟愛 see styles |
kyoudaiai / kyodaiai きょうだいあい |
brotherly love; fraternal love; sibling affection |
兄弟治 see styles |
itoji いとじ |
(given name) Itoji |
兄弟瀬 see styles |
kyoudaize / kyodaize きょうだいぜ |
(place-name) Kyōdaize |
堂兄弟 see styles |
táng xiōng dì tang2 xiong1 di4 t`ang hsiung ti tang hsiung ti |
father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin |
女兄弟 see styles |
onnakyoudai / onnakyodai おんなきょうだい |
sisters; female siblings |
師兄弟 师兄弟 see styles |
shī xiōng dì shi1 xiong1 di4 shih hsiung ti shi kyōdai |
fellow apprentices; fellow students (male) brother (tonsure) disciples |
従兄弟 see styles |
itoko(gikun)(p); juukeitei / itoko(gikun)(p); jukete いとこ(gikun)(P); じゅうけいてい |
(kana only) (See 従姉妹) cousin (masculine speech) |
把兄弟 see styles |
bǎ xiōng dì ba3 xiong1 di4 pa hsiung ti |
sworn brothers |
法兄弟 see styles |
fǎ xiōng dì fa3 xiong1 di4 fa hsiung ti hō kyōdai |
brother dharma disciples |
男兄弟 see styles |
otokokyoudai / otokokyodai おとこきょうだい |
brothers; male siblings |
盟兄弟 see styles |
méng xiōng dì meng2 xiong1 di4 meng hsiung ti |
sworn brother |
穴兄弟 see styles |
anakyoudai / anakyodai あなきょうだい |
(vulgar) (slang) (See 竿姉妹) men who have had sex with the same woman; hole brothers |
義兄弟 see styles |
gikyoudai / gikyodai ぎきょうだい |
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother |
表兄弟 see styles |
biǎo xiōng dì biao3 xiong1 di4 piao hsiung ti |
male cousins via female line |
親兄弟 see styles |
oyakyoudai / oyakyodai おやきょうだい |
parents and siblings; one's relatives |
三従兄弟 see styles |
miitoko / mitoko みいとこ |
(kana only) third cousin |
二従兄弟 see styles |
futaitoko ふたいとこ |
(kana only) second cousin |
兄弟会社 see styles |
kyoudaigaisha / kyodaigaisha きょうだいがいしゃ |
affiliated company; sister company |
兄弟喧嘩 see styles |
kyoudaigenka / kyodaigenka きょうだいげんか |
(noun/participle) quarrel between brothers |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Brothers | 兄弟 | kyou dai / kyoudai / kyo dai | xiōng dì / xiong1 di4 / xiong di / xiongdi | hsiung ti / hsiungti |
Blood Brothers | 血兄弟 | chi kyou dai chikyoudai chi kyo dai | xuè xiōng dì xue4 xiong1 di4 xue xiong di xuexiongdi | hsüeh hsiung ti hsüehhsiungti |
Brothers and Sisters | 御兄弟 | go kyou dai gokyoudai go kyo dai | ||
Fraternity | 兄弟會 兄弟会 | xiōng dì huì xiong1 di4 hui4 xiong di hui xiongdihui | hsiung ti hui hsiungtihui |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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of art alive.
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