父
父·father
- On-yomi
- フ
- Kun-yomi
- ちち
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 父 | ちち | my father |
| お父さん | おとうさん | father (polite) |
| 父親 | ちちおや | father |
| 祖父 | そふ | grandfather |
Example sentences
父は会社員です。
ちちはかいしゃいんです。
My father is a company employee.
お父さんはお元気ですか。
おとうさんはおげんきですか。
How is your father?
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Using 父 for someone else's father instead of お父さん
Memory aid
Picture it
Two crossed arms holding tools: the father at work.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 父ちち(my) father
- お父さんおとうさんfather (polite / address)
- 伯父おじuncle (a parent's older brother)
- 祖父そふ(my) grandfather
- 父親ちちおやfather
- 伯父さんおじさんuncle (older brother of one's parent)
- 父母ふぼfather and mother, parents
- 叔父さんおじさんuncle (younger than one's parent)
- 小父さんおじさんmiddle-aged gentleman, mister (unrelated older man)
- お祖父さんおじいさんgrandfather; elderly man
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