father

4 strokesFrequency 646JLPT N4Grade 2

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Common Words

ゃんかぞししあてNounFreq #661
1

Humble

father

Examples
私のは大の旅行好きです。
My father is a great traveler.
父親ちおやてておやNounFreq #983
1

father

Examples
その少年は父親に似ている。
The boy takes after his father.
お父さんうさんおとっさんFreq #1372
1

Honorific; Common noun

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

Examples
お父さんは煙草の煙でたくさん輪を作れる。
Dad can blow many smoke rings.
2

Honorific; Common noun

husband

3

Familiar; Pronoun

you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

やじ親父オヤジ親爺親仁NounUsually kanaFreq #3118
1

Familiar

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops

Examples
親父はじっと私の顔を見た。
Father looked me full in the face.
2

Familiar

middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer

3

Familiar

one's boss

4

proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord

5

Hokkaido-ben

grizzly bear

じさん伯父さん叔父さん小父さんオジサンオジさんNounUsually kanaFreq #3182
1

Honorific; Familiar; 伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger

uncle

2

Familiar; Usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative

old man; mister

3

Usu. オジサン

manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

父さんうさんNounFreq #3209
1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

Examples
彼は父さんほど背が高くない。
He is not as tall as his father.
お父様お父さまうさまNounHonorificFreq #3289
1

father

Examples
お父さまがお亡くなりになったそうで。
I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away.
祖父おじおじそぶNounFreq #4142
1

grandfather

Examples
我々は祖父の名前を息子に名付けた。
We named my son after my grandfather.
2

おおじ only

old man

3

おおじ only

kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

父上うえNounHonorificFreq #8156
1

father

Examples
あなたのお父上にお会いするのを楽しみにしています。
I'm looking forward to seeing your father.
おじいちゃんお爺ちゃんお祖父ちゃんNounUsually kanaFreq #8299
1

Familiar

grandpa; granddad

Examples
私のおじいちゃんは大工です。
My grandfather is a carpenter.

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