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My uncle has a large family.
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ojisan
noun
  1. uncle (伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger)
  2. old man; mister (usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative)
  3. manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) (usu. オジサン)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
kazoku
noun, no adjective
  1. family; members of a family
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ooi
i adjective
  1. many; numerous; a lot
  2. large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
  3. frequent; common

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