Vocab Info

N4 Noun

おじさんuncle, old man, mister, manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      uncle

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Familiar language, Usually written using kana alone, 伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger
    2. Noun

      2.

      old man, mister

      Familiar language, Usually written using kana alone, usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative
    3. Noun

      3.

      manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

      Usually written using kana alone, usu. オジサン

    All Forms

    伯父さん 【おじさん】叔父さん 【おじさん】小父さん 【おじさん】オジサンオジさん

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 900

    Examples

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      近所(きんじょ)おじさん(はな)す。

      I will talk with the neighborhood old man.

      • N4

      おじさん、この財布(さいふ)おじさんの?」

      'Uncle, Is this wallet yours?'

      • N4

      (はは)息子(むすこ)に:「おじさん(みず)()してあげなさい。」

      Mother to her son: 'Please take out some water and give it to your uncle.'

      • N4

      (ぼく)将来(しょうらい)あんな素敵(すてき)おじさんのようになりたいです。

      I want to become an old man as wonderful as that in the future.

      • N3

      電車(でんしゃ)(わす)(もの)をした(ひと)に:「おじさん、この()(たた)(がさ)っておじさんのじゃない?」

      To a person that forgot something on the train: 'Mister, this is your collapsible umbrella isn't it?'

      • N3
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