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Kanji Detail for 叔 - "uncle"

  • Meaning

    叔 means "uncle." Also associated with young, third.

    1. Uncle - Father's younger brother.

    2. Young - Youthful; junior.

    3. Third - The third in order among siblings.

  • Words using

    • 叔父 おじ Listen uncle
    • 叔母 おば Listen aunt
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    • Verified meaning: uncle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read せき, はじめ, むねひろ, むねゆき)
    • Also carries these associations: young, third

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (せき)Listen (はじめ)Listen (よし)Listen

    Surnames (むねひろ)Listen (むねゆき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    uncle; youth

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    father's younger brother

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    uncle; father's younger brother

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Young. A term for the younger. 伯仲叔季 is the order of brothers from eldest to youngest. | Father's younger brother is called 叔父. Also abbreviated as 叔. | A wife calls her husband's younger brother 叔.
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Sentences including

  • He was a wonderful man , that uncle of yours.

  • My aunt has three children.

  • My uncle lives in new york.

  • My uncle has lived in paris for ten years.

  • She has an uncle who works in a bank.

  • My uncle told me the story by way of a joke.

  • I went to shikoku to visit my uncle.

  • My uncle has three children.

  • We dined at our uncle's.

  • He will visit his uncle.

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