(one’s own) uncle in Japanese 🇯🇵

おじ info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
1. Associate "おじ" (oji) with "OG" (original gangster) who can be a cool uncle figure.
2. Remember it through the sound similarity between "おじ" (oji) and "uncle" in English.
3. Create a mental image of your own uncle and think of him as "oji-san."

Explanations:
– "おじ" (oji) refers to one's own uncle, specifically a male relative who is your parent's brother or your aunt’s husband.
– The honorific "さん" can be added to be more polite, making it "おじさん" (ojisan).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– "伯父" (おじ, oji): Refers to an older uncle (father's elder brother or mother's elder brother).
– "叔父" (おじ, oji): Refers to a younger uncle (father's younger brother or mother's younger brother).

Alternate meanings like slang:
– "おじさん" (ojisan) can also be used colloquially to refer to any middle-aged man, not just your own uncle.

Examples of sentences:
1. 昨日、おじと一緒に公園へ行った。(きのう、おじといっしょにこうえんへいった。)
Kinou, oji to issho ni kouen e itta.
(Yesterday, I went to the park with my uncle.)

2. おじは毎年、クリスマスにプレゼントをくれる。(おじはまいとし、クリスマスにプレゼントをくれる。)
Oji wa maitoshi, kurisumasu ni purezento o kureru.
(My uncle gives me a present every year at Christmas.)

3. おじさんが美味しいケーキを作ってくれた。(おじさんがおいしいケーキをつくってくれた。)
Ojisan ga oishii keeki o tsukutte kureta.
(Uncle made a delicious cake for us.)

4. このおじさんは有名な作家です。(このおじさんはゆうめいなさっかです。)
Kono ojisan wa yuumei na sakka desu.
(This uncle is a famous writer.)

5. 授業中におじさんの話を聞いてリラックスした。(じゅぎょうちゅうにおじさんのはなしをきいてリラックスした。)
Jugyouchuu ni ojisan no hanashi o kiite rirakkusu a.
(Listening to the uncle's story during class made me relax.)

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