叔

uncle; youth

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1950.

Readings

• シュク (on reading): 伯叔 (はくしゅく) brothers; 叔世 (しゅくせい) age of decline
• Read as a whole word: 叔母 (おば) aunt; 大叔父 (おおおじ) granduncle; 大叔母 (おおおば) grandaunt

Components

• 尗
• 又
• 卜 radical divination
• 又 radical again; right hand
• 小 radical small

Kanji containing 叔

• 督 coach
• 寂 loneliness
• 淑 graceful
• 俶 beginning
• 菽 beans
• 椒 Japanese pepper tree

Words using 叔

• 叔母 (おば) aunt
• 大叔父 (おおおじ) granduncle
• 大叔母 (おおおば) grandaunt
• 叔父貴 (おじき) uncle (younger than one's parent)
• 伯叔 (はくしゅく) brothers
• 叔世 (しゅくせい) age of decline
• 阿叔 (おとおじ) uncle (one's father's younger brother)
• 叔父上 (おじうえ) uncle

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