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What is the Kanji for 'Uncle' and 'Younger sibling of parent'? | 叔

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Uncle' and 'Younger sibling of parent', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Uncle' and 'Younger sibling of parent' is 叔.

    kanji

    叔

    Meaning

    Uncle, Younger sibling of parent

    Reading

    onyomiしゅく

    shuku

    Parts

    又Again 尗

    Radical

    又

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    9

    Frequency

    898

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 叔

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    又

    Meaning

    Again

    component

    尗

叔 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 3 other kanji:

    kanji

    督

    Meaning

    Coach, Supervise

    kanji

    淑

    Meaning

    Graceful

    kanji

    寂

    Meaning

    Quietly, Lonely

Kanji Related to 叔 Through the Part 又

These 19 kanji contain the part 又 as well.

    kanji

    友

    Meaning

    Friend

    kanji

    皮

    Meaning

    Skin

    kanji

    痩

    Meaning

    Thin

    kanji

    寝

    Meaning

    Lie down, Go to sleep

    kanji

    取

    Meaning

    Take

    kanji

    浸

    Meaning

    Soak, Immersed

    kanji

    受

    Meaning

    Accept

    kanji

    支

    Meaning

    Branch, Support

    kanji

    叙

    Meaning

    Describe, Confer

    kanji

    捜

    Meaning

    Search

    kanji

    反

    Meaning

    Anti

    kanji

    侵

    Meaning

    Invade

    kanji

    隻

    Meaning

    One of a pair, Ship counter

    kanji

    騒

    Meaning

    Clamor, Boisterous

    kanji

    双

    Meaning

    Both, Pair

    kanji

    収

    Meaning

    Obtain

    kanji

    奴

    Meaning

    Servant, Dude

    kanji

    祭

    Meaning

    Ritual

    kanji

    度

    Meaning

    Degrees, Times

Learn the Kanji 叔

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 叔 mean?

叔 means 'Uncle' and 'Younger sibling of parent'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.