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uchi-deshi

uchi-deshi noun: in Japanese martial arts, a live-in student or apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis.

Noun

uchi-deshi (plural uchi-deshi)

  1. In Japanese martial arts, a live-in student or apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis.

Forms of uchi-deshi

pluraluchi-deshi

Origin of uchi-deshi

From Japanese 内弟子 (“inside student”).

Questions about uchi-deshi

What does uchi-deshi mean?
Uchi-deshi means in Japanese martial arts, a live-in student or apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis.
What part of speech is uchi-deshi?
Uchi-deshi is a noun.
What is the plural of uchi-deshi?
The plural of uchi-deshi is uchi-deshi.

Words near uchi-deshi in the dictionary

  1. Uchean
  2. Uchee
  3. Uchees
  4. Uchentein
  5. uchi mata
  6. uchi-deshi
  7. uchiage
  8. UChicago
  9. Uchida
  10. Uchidas
  11. uchigake

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