English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 弟子 (“disciple, pupil”).
Noun
deshi (plural deshi)
- (sumo) a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
- disciple, mentee, follower
1917, James S. Benneville, The Yotsuya Kwaidan[1], 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.
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