伯父(おじ)— uncle
伯父 は 先生 です。
My uncle is a teacher.
伯父おじ
uncle
おじ
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Words
伯父ojimy uncle
はwa(topic marker)
先生senseiteacher
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
Kanji
伯ハクuncle; eldest
父フ・ ちちfather
伯父 can mean a parent’s older brother or the husband of a parent’s older sister. 叔父 is used on the younger-sibling side. Both are read おじ; English “uncle” does not make this distinction.
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