uchi-deshi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Japanese martial arts, a live-in student or apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis.

Word forms

uchi-deshi

Etymology

From Japanese 内弟子 (“inside student”).

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