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弟

おとうと

younger brother

Mnemonic

Cord wound down a stake one turn at a time, and he sits a turn below you. Oh おと, ooh うと, he has the present open before you have let go of it: おとうと.

Worth knowing

Your own younger brother. Someone else's is 弟さん.

Built from

younger brother
Cord wound down a stake, turn by turn, the one further down the order.

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