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叔母 (おば): aunt (younger than one's parent) — Japanese vocabulary

叔母 is read おば and means "aunt (younger than one's parent)". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

叔母

Reading
おば · oba
Translation
aunt (younger than one's parent)
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
おばが

Example

その姪は彼女の叔母さんのように見えます。

そのめいはかのじょのおばさんのようにみえます。

The niece looks like her aunt.

Kanji in this word

  • 叔 — Uncle, Youth
  • 母 — mother

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