Chinese

Noun

伯父

1. (formal) uncle: elder (paternal) uncle, one's father's older brother
2. (formal) uncle: a term of respect for someone who is slightly older than one's father

Synonyms

• (informal, affectionate) 伯伯 (bóbo)
• (regional) 大爺／大爷 (dàyé)

Related terms

• (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 (gūfù), 姑丈 (gūzhàng)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おじ [òjí] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [o̞d͡ʑi]

Noun

伯父 ‎(hiragana おじ, romaji oji)

1. uncle (older than one’s parent)

Coordinate terms

• 叔母 (おば) ‎(oba): aunt (younger than one’s parent)
• 伯母 (おば) ‎(oba): aunt (older than one’s parent)
• 叔父 (おじ) ‎(oji): uncle (younger than one’s parent)

Related terms

• 叔父 (おじ) ‎(oji): uncle (younger than one’s parent)
• おじさん ‎(ojisan): uncle (polite)
• 小父 (おじ)さん ‎(ojisan): man, old man, mister

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
2. ↑ 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō