| 叔 | meaning | 'uncle, youth' |
| onyomi | シュク | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 叔母 | おば | aunt |
| 叔母さん | おばさん | (1) aunt, (2) middle-aged lady |
| 伯父/叔父・さん | おじ・さん | uncle, middle aged man |
| 叔父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman, uncle |
| 叔父 | おじ | uncle (younger than one's parent) |
| 伯叔 | はくしゅく | brothers, one's father's brothers |
| 叔世 | しゅくせい | age of decline (said of a nation) |
| 叔父貴 | おじき | uncle (younger than one's parent) |
| 大叔母 | おおおば | grandaunt, great-aunt |
| 大叔父 | おおおじ | granduncle |
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