伯父えおじ

noun

uncle (father's older brother)

Archaic term for one's father's older brother. In modern Japanese, this relationship is expressed by おじ (伯父). The reading えおじ is no longer in common use.

See also: 阿叔

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは「伯父えおじ」を「えおじ」と読よませることがある。

  In old documents, 伯父 is sometimes read as えおじ.