叔
叔
uncle, youth
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Common Words
1
Honorific; Familiar; 伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger
uncle
2
Familiar; Usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative
old man; mister
3
Usu. オジサン
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
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Familiar; 伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger
aunt
Examples
叔母さんを訪ねた時はすごいごちそうだったね。
What a feast we had when we visited my aunt!
1
伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent
uncle
Examples
おじさんがぼくにカメラをくれました。
My uncle gave me a camera.
いまおじの家に滞在しています。
I'm now staying at my uncle's.
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伯母 can mean older and 叔母 can mean younger than one's parent
aunt
Examples
私の伯母は、無料ハワイ旅行に当たった。
My aunt won an all-expenses-paid tour of Hawaii.
その姪は彼女の叔母さんのように見えます。
The niece looks like her aunt.
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