伯父

Chinese

paternal uncle father
simp. and trad.
(伯父)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

伯父

  1. (formal) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)
  2. (formal) uncle (a term of respect for someone who is slightly older than one's father)
Synonyms
  • (elder maternal uncle) 伯母 (bómǔ)
See also
  • (formal, younger paternal uncle) 叔父 (shūfù), (informal, affectionate) 叔叔 (shūshu)
  • (husband of a paternal aunt) 姑父 (gūfu), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)

Pronunciation 2


Noun

伯父

  1. (Cantonese) old man, especially one who is creepy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おじ
Grade: S Grade: 2
jukujikun

Pronunciation

Noun

伯父(おじ) • (oji) 

  1. uncle (older than one’s parent)

Usage notes

  • This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.

Coordinate terms

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

伯父 • (baekbu) (hangeul 백부)

  1. Hanja form? of 백부 (uncle).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

伯父

  1. chữ Hán form of bá phụ (uncle).
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