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deshi

deshi noun: a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho.

Noun

deshi (plural deshis or deshi)

  1. a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
  2. disciple, mentee, follower
    • At eight years of age Kichitaro[u] was placed as disciple (_deshi_) at the Jo[u]shinji of Fukagawa.1917, James S. Benneville, The Yotsuya Kwaidan, Reprint edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2006
    • After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored.2008 September 8, Richard Halloran, “Japan’s rapid succession of prime ministers belies its global role”, in Taipei Times, Taipai, page 9

Forms of deshi

pluraldeshis
pluraldeshi

Origin of deshi

Borrowed from Japanese 弟子 (deshi, “disciple, pupil”).

Words formed from deshi

Questions about deshi

What does deshi mean?
Deshi means a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho.
What part of speech is deshi?
Deshi is a noun.
What is the plural of deshi?
The plural of deshi is deshis.

Words near deshi in the dictionary

  1. deshells
  2. deshelve
  3. deshelved
  4. deshelves
  5. deshelving
  6. deshi
  7. deshielded
  8. deshielding
  9. deshieldings
  10. deshil
  11. deshis

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