deshi
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
Definition of deshi
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
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noun
- a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
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disciple, mentee, follower
“At eight years of age Kichitaro[u] was placed as disciple (_deshi_) at the Jo[u]shinji of Fukagawa.”
“After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 弟子 (deshi, “disciple, pupil”).
Words you can make from deshi
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