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- [弟子] **pupil【C】(個人指導の)弟子, 教え子, 門下生disciple/disáipl/ 【C】(宗教的大指導者などの)門弟, 門人, 弟子, 信奉者*follower【C】〔主義・学説などの〕信奉者;〔人の〕弟子, 門下〔of〕.▲take up his mantle 彼の弟子になる.弟子
pupil
disciple
adherent
follower
apprentice
young person
teacher's student-helper* * *でし【弟子】**pupil〖C〗(個人指導の)弟子, 教え子, 門下生disciple/disáipl/ 〖C〗(宗教的大指導者などの)門弟, 門人, 弟子, 信奉者*follower〖C〗〔主義・学説などの〕信奉者;〔人の〕弟子, 門下〔of〕.▲take up his mantle 彼の弟子になる.
* * *でし【弟子】〔門弟〕 a pupil; a disciple; an adherent; a follower; 〔集合的に〕 a following; 〔徒弟〕 an apprentice.・山田さんは母の書道のお弟子さんです. Mr. Yamada is taking calligraphy lessons from my mother. | My mother is Mr. Yamada's calligraphy teacher.
●弟子になる become a pupil of…; 〔徒弟〕 apprentice oneself to…; serve one's apprenticeship 《under…》
・かじ屋の弟子になる be apprenticed to a blacksmith; 〔年期を定めて〕 be articled to a blacksmith
・落語家の弟子になる become a pupil of a comic storyteller.
●弟子の身分 discipleship.
●弟子を取る take pupils [apprentices]; take (on) sb as a pupil [an apprentice]
・弟子を育てる give sb lessons 《in dancing》; train 《an apprentice》; (help) develop sb's talent 《as a musician》.
兄弟弟子 a fellow pupil [apprentice].十大弟子 〔仏教で釈迦の〕 the Ten Great Disciples (of Sakyamuni).
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.