Japanese symbol for “auntie”
伯母ちゃん
おばちゃん
Romaji: obachan
auntie; older woman
In Japanese, auntie is 伯母ちゃん, read おばちゃん (obachan).
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Meanings
- n auntie; older woman
Written forms: 伯母ちゃん、叔母ちゃん、小母ちゃん. Readings: おばちゃん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伯爵 | はくしゃく hakushaku | count; earl |
| 画伯 | がはく gahaku | master painter; great artist |
| 伯仲 | はくちゅう hakuchuu | being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with |
| 伯父 | えおじ eoji | uncle (one's father's older brother) |
| 伯楽 | ばくろう bakurou | cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle |
| 伯耆 | ほうき houki | Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture) |
| 母親 | ははおや hahaoya | mother |
| お母さん | おかあさん okaasan | mother; mom; mum |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.