Kanji

叔

uncle, youth

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

又部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュク

Nanori (Name Reading)

はじめ, よし

Common Readings

シュク

Example sentences

叔父 おじ
私の叔父は、海外で働いています。

My uncle works abroad.

すなわち すなわち
彼は私の父の弟、すなわち私の叔父です。

He is my father's younger brother, that is to say, my uncle.

叔母 おば
叔母は北海道で小さなカフェを経営している。

My aunt runs a small cafe in Hokkaido.

叔母さん おばさん
夏休みには、田舎に住んでいる叔母さんの家に遊びに行く予定だ。

During summer vacation, I plan to visit my aunt who lives in the countryside.

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