伯父
おじ
uncle (a parent's older brother)
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Examples
伯父は大阪に住んでいます。
おじはおおさかにすんでいます。
My uncle lives in Osaka.
伯父は父の兄です。
おじはちちのあにです。
My uncle is my father's older brother.
夏休みに伯父の家へ行きました。
なつやすみにおじのいえへいきました。
I went to my uncle's house during the summer holidays.
Common patterns
- 伯父の家
- one's uncle's house
- 伯父に会う
- meet one's uncle
- 伯父さん
- someone else's uncle
Memory tip
伯父 is an uncle older than your parent and 叔父 one who is younger — both read おじ. Someone else's uncle, or the man himself, is おじさん; おじいさん with the long い is a grandfather.
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