Illustration: During a visit to a Japanese family home, a child gleefully rides on their uncle's back while the child's mother sits nearby laughing. The man and woman share distinctive eyebrows and a small dimple.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

叔父おじ

oji

uncle

叔父 is younger than your parent; 伯父 is older. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは私わたしの叔父おじです。

    He is my uncle.

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  2. トムは私わたしの叔父おじです。

    Tom is my uncle.

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  3. この家いえは叔父おじのものだ。

    This house belongs to my uncle.

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Kanji in 叔父

  • 叔uncle; youthOnシュク
  • 父fatherOnフKunちち

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