徒弟

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 徒弟 is read as とてい and means an apprentice who assists a master while learning and practicing a craft.
• Basic usage: Use 若い徒弟 for a young apprentice and 徒弟として修業する for training for years in that role.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 徒弟 and 弟子
  • The former belongs to a craft apprenticeship combining work and training, whereas the latter broadly means a pupil of a teacher in scholarship, art, or martial practice.