Chinese

Noun

叔母

1. aunt (wife of father's younger brother)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おば [òbá] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ba̠]

Noun

叔母 ‎(hiragana おば, romaji oba)

1. aunt (younger than one’s parent)

Coordinate terms

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

Related terms

• 伯母 (おば) ‎(oba): aunt (older than one’s parent)
• おばさん ‎(obasan): aunt (polite)
• 小母 (おば)さん ‎(obasan): lady, old lady, ma'am

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