Japanese symbol for “fatherly”
父親らしい
ちちおやらしい
Romaji: chichioyarashii
fatherly; paternal
In Japanese, fatherly is 父親らしい, read ちちおやらしい (chichioyarashii).
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Meanings
- adj-i fatherly; paternal
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 父親 | ちちおや chichioya | father |
| お父さん | おとうさん otousan | father; dad; papa |
| 祖父 | そふ sofu | grandfather |
| 叔父 | おじ oji | uncle |
| 親父 | おやじ oyaji | one's father; one's old man; dad |
| 義父 | ぎふ gifu | father-in-law |
| 母親 | ははおや hahaoya | mother |
| 両親 | りょうしん ryoushin | parents; both parents |
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.