How to say “uncle” in Japanese | おじ (oji)

The Japanese vocabulary「おじ (oji)」means “uncle.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	おじ
Hiragana	おじ
Romaji Reading	oji
English Meaning	uncle

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	突然とつぜんおじから電でん話わがあった。
Romaji Reading	Totsuzen oji kara denwa ga atta.
English Meaning	Suddenly I got a call from my uncle. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	突然おじから電話がありました。
Romaji Reading	Totsuzen oji kara denwa ga arimashita.
English Meaning	Suddenly I got a call from my uncle. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	こちらは、私わたしのおじです。
Romaji Reading	Kochira wa, watashi no oji desu.
English Meaning	This is my uncle. (Polite Form)

The plain form is「こちらは、私わたしのおじだ。」. However, this is incorrect Japanese. This is because「こちら」is the polite form of「これ」. If we use「これ」when calling people, it is too rude. If you want to say “This is my uncle.” in plain form, please ask about it through our mail support. To teach it correctly, we need to know the situation.

Japanese Sentence	おじは足あしのサイズが大おおきい。
Romaji Reading	Oji wa ashi no saizu ga ōkī.
English Meaning	My uncle has large feet. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	おじは足のサイズが大きい。
Romaji Reading	Oji wa ashi no saizu ga ōkī.
English Meaning	My uncle has large feet. (Plain Form)

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