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揔
揔
8 strokes
Frequency: 1950
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

uncle
youth

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚·ăƒ„ă‚Ż
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
よし

Common Words

äŒŻçˆ¶ă•ă‚“
ć”çˆ¶ă•ă‚“
ć°çˆ¶ă•ă‚“
ă‚Șă‚žă‚”ăƒł
ă‚Șゾさん
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #3182
1

Honorific; Familiar; äŒŻçˆ¶ă•ă‚“ is older than one's parent and ć”çˆ¶ă•ă‚“ is younger

uncle

2

Familiar; Usu. ć°çˆ¶ă•ă‚“ or おじさん; vocative

old man; mister

3

Usu. ă‚Șă‚žă‚”ăƒł

manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

äŒŻæŻă•ă‚“
ć”æŻă•ă‚“
Noun
Honorific
Usually kana
Freq #4090
1

Familiar; äŒŻæŻă•ă‚“ is older than one's parent and ć”æŻă•ă‚“ is younger

aunt

Examples
ć”æŻă•ă‚“ă‚’èšȘă­ăŸæ™‚ăŻă™ă”ă„ă”ăĄăă†ă ăŁăŸă­ă€‚
What a feast we had when we visited my aunt!
äŒŻçˆ¶
おじ
ăŻăă” (äŒŻçˆ¶)
ă—ă‚…ăă” (ć”çˆ¶)
Noun
Freq #8332
1

äŒŻçˆ¶ or ć”çˆ¶ respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent

uncle

Examples
ăŠă˜ă•ă‚“ăŒăŒăă«ă‚«ăƒĄăƒ©ă‚’ăă‚ŒăŸă—ăŸă€‚
My uncle gave me a camera.
ă„ăŸăŠă˜ăźćź¶ă«æ»žćœšă—ăŠă„ăŸă™ă€‚
I'm now staying at my uncle's.
ć”æŻăĄă‚ƒă‚“
ć°æŻăĄă‚ƒă‚“
おばちゃん
Noun
Freq #9090
1

auntie; older woman

äŒŻæŻ
おば
ăŻăăŒ (äŒŻæŻ)
ă—ă‚…ăăŒ (ć”æŻ)
Noun
Freq #11459
1

äŒŻæŻ can mean older and ć”æŻ can mean younger than one's parent

aunt

Examples
ç§ăźäŒŻæŻăŻă€ç„Ąæ–™ăƒăƒŻă‚€æ—…èĄŒă«ćœ“ăŸăŁăŸă€‚
My aunt won an all-expenses-paid tour of Hawaii.
そぼć§ȘăŻćœŒć„łăźć”æŻă•ă‚“ăźă‚ˆă†ă«èŠ‹ăˆăŸă™ă€‚
The niece looks like her aunt.
ć”çˆ¶ăĄă‚ƒă‚“
äŒŻçˆ¶ăĄă‚ƒă‚“
ć°çˆ¶ăĄă‚ƒă‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #21083
1

Familiar

middle-aged man; uncle

ć€§äŒŻçˆ¶
ćŸ“ç„–çˆ¶
おおおじ
Noun
Freq #50468
1

granduncle

おじき
Noun
Honorific
Freq #55218
1

uncle (younger than one's parent)

ć€§äŒŻæŻ
おおおば
Noun
Freq #67056
1

grandaunt; great-aunt

ć”çˆ¶ćŸĄ
おじご
Polite
Noun
Freq #88104
1

Humble; äŒŻçˆ¶ćŸĄ or ć”çˆ¶ćŸĄ can mean older or younger than one's parent

uncle

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