父 — kanji meaning “father”
父
father
- Meanings
- father
- On'yomi
- フ (fu)
- Kun'yomi
- ちち
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #646 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 88
- Chinese reading
- fù, fǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 父
| 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 |
| 神父 | しんぷ shinpu | Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father |
| 父母 | ふぼ fubo | father and mother; parents |
| 父さん | とうさん tousan | father; dad; papa |
| 祖父母 | そふぼ sofubo | grandparents |
| 父子 | ふし fushi | father and child; father and son; father and daughter |
| 父方 | ちちかた chichikata | father's side of family |
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