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叔父 (おじ): uncle (younger than one's parent) — Japanese vocabulary

叔父 is read おじ and means "uncle (younger than one's parent)". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

叔父

Reading
おじ · oji
Translation
uncle (younger than one's parent)
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
おじが

Example

彼の叔父は家を十軒も持っている。

かれのおじはいえをじゅうけんももっている。

His uncle owns no fewer than ten houses.

Kanji in this word

  • 叔 — Uncle, Youth
  • 父 — father

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