# 叔 — Uncle

Frequency rank 1628 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 嵐 (Storm), less common than 禍 (Evil).

- On’yomi: —
- Kun’yomi: おじ
- Radical: 又 Again (Kangxi 29)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

An umbrella on top shelters someone small below — a small child standing under an uncle's big umbrella during the rain.

In words:

- 叔母さん おばさん — (1) aunt,(2) middle-aged lady
- 叔父さん おじさん — middle-aged gentleman,uncle
- 伯父/叔父 おじいさん — grandfather,male senior citizen

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