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叔父 (おじ) — uncle (younger than one's parent) | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

叔父

おじ

noun

Meanings

1uncle (younger than one's parent)
2uncle

Example sentence

この紹介状は叔父によってかかれた。

My uncle wrote this letter of introduction.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

叔Uncle, Youth8 strokes 父Father4 strokes

More words with 叔

叔父さんおじさん · (hon.) middle-aged gentlemanN2 叔母おば · aunt (younger than one's parent)N2 伯父; 叔父さんおじさん · uncleN5 伯母さん; 叔母さんおばさん · auntN5

More words with 父

Full entry on Jisho

伯父

おじ · (humble) uncle (older than one's parent)

N2

父母ふぼ · father and motherN2

父親ちちおや · fatherN3

祖父そふ · grandfatherN4

お祖父さんおじいさん · grandfather

父さんとうさん · father

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