Kanji Detail of 叔
叔
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The kanji 叔 primarily means "uncle," specifically a younger male relative on either the father's or mother's side. It represents a male relative of a generation older than oneself, but younger than one's parents. It implies a familial relationship and respect.
・On-yomi (音読み): シュウ (shū) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): おじ (oji) - uncle
⚫︎叔父 Translation: uncle (specifically, one's father's younger brother, or a mother's younger brother) ⚫︎叔母 Translation: aunt (specifically, the wife of one's 叔父) ⚫︎叔父さん Translation: uncle (more casual and polite way to address one's uncle)
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The kanji 叔 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The left side is the radical 又 (また) which is related to hand. ⚫︎ The right side is 小 (しょう, shō), meaning "small." ⚫︎ The original meaning of 叔 was a "younger brother," and then it extended to mean "uncle," the younger brother of one's parent. The "small" implies "younger," while the hand may suggest helping or supporting the younger person.