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叔

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1628 / 2,608

Uncle

On’yomi
—
Kun’yomi
おじ
Radical
又 Again (Kangxi 29)

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

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

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 ladyN2
叔父さん おじさん middle-aged gentleman,uncleN2
伯父/叔父 おじいさん grandfather,male senior citizenN5

叔 is rank 1628 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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