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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 弟子 (deshi, “disciple, pupil”).
Noun
deshi (plural deshis or deshi)
- (sumo) a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
- disciple, mentee, follower
1917, James S. Benneville, The Yotsuya Kwaidan, Reprint edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2006:At eight years of age Kichitaro was placed as disciple (_deshi_) at the Joshinji 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.
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Romanization
deshi
- Rōmaji transcription of でし