Japanese symbol for “paternal”
父方
ちちかた
Romaji: chichikata
father's side of family
In Japanese, paternal is 父方, read ちちかた (chichikata).
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Meanings
- n father's side of family
- adj-no paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “paternal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腹違い | はらちがい harachigai | half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal |
| 父親らしい | ちちおやらしい chichioyarashii | fatherly; paternal |
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 |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
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.