deshi

See also: deshi-, deshį, déshī, déshí, and déshì

English

Etymology

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

Noun

deshi (plural deshis or deshi)

1. (sumo) a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
2. disciple, mentee, follower
   • 1917, James S. Benneville, The Yotsuya Kwaidan‎, Reprint edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2006:

     At eight years of age Kichitaro[u] was placed as disciple (_deshi_) at the Jo[u]shinji of Fukagawa.

   • 2008 September 8, Richard Halloran, “Japan’s rapid succession of prime ministers belies its global role”, in Taipei Times‎, Taipai, page 9:

     After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored.

Derived terms

• ani-deshi
• uchi-deshi

 

Anagrams

• Ihdes, shide, hides, Heids, sidhe, shied, Shide, Sidhe

Japanese

Romanization

deshi

1. Rōmaji transcription of でし