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deshis

deshis is the plural of deshi.

Meaning of deshi

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

Questions about deshis

What is deshis the plural of?
Deshis is the plural of deshi.

Words near deshis in the dictionary

  1. deshi
  2. deshielded
  3. deshielding
  4. deshieldings
  5. deshil
  6. deshis
  7. deshittification
  8. deshittify
  9. Deshler
  10. Deshlers
  11. deshmukh

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