叔父
Chinese edit
uncle in direct address | father | ||
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simp. and trad. (叔父) |
叔 | 父 |
Pronunciation 1 edit
Noun edit
叔父
- (formal) paternal uncle (father's younger brother)
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 叔父 (“paternal uncle (father's younger brother)”) [map]
Pronunciation 2 edit
Noun edit
叔父
- (Cantonese) elder in a gang; someone who is of the same generation as the gang leader
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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叔 | 父 |
Grade: S | Grade: 2 |
irregular |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- uncle (younger than one’s parent)
Usage notes edit
- This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.
Coordinate terms edit
- 叔母 (oba): aunt (younger than one’s parent)
- 伯母 (oba): aunt (older than one’s parent)
- 伯父 (oji): uncle (older than one’s parent)
Related terms edit
- 伯父 (oji): uncle (older than one’s parent)
- おじさん (ojisan): uncle (polite)
- 小父さん (ojisan): man, old man, mister
References edit
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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叔 | 父 |
Noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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叔 | 父 |
Noun edit
叔父