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็ˆถ
็ˆถ
4 strokes
Frequency: 646
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

father

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ•
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใกใก

Common Words

ใกใก
ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
ใฆใฆ
ใ‹ใž
ใ‹ใ
ใ—ใ—
ใ‚ใฆ
Noun
Freq #661
1

Humble

father

Examples
็งใฎ็ˆถใฏๅคงใฎๆ—…่กŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
My father is a great traveler.
ใกใกใŠใ‚„
ใฆใฆใŠใ‚„
Noun
Freq #983
1

father

Examples
ใใฎๅฐ‘ๅนดใฏ็ˆถ่ฆชใซไผผใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The boy takes after his father.
ใŠใจใ†ใ•ใ‚“
ใŠใจใฃใ•ใ‚“
Freq #1372
1

Honorific; Common noun

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

Examples
ใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใฏ็…™่‰ใฎ็…™ใงใŸใใ•ใ‚“่ผชใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚
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

่ฆช็ˆถ
ใ‚ชใƒคใ‚ธ
่ฆช็ˆบ
่ฆชไป
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #3118
1

Familiar

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

Examples
่ฆช็ˆถใฏใ˜ใฃใจ็งใฎ้ก”ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใ€‚
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

ไผฏ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“
ๅ”็ˆถใ•ใ‚“
ๅฐ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“
ใ‚ชใ‚ธใ‚ตใƒณ
ใ‚ชใ‚ธใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #3182
1

Honorific; Familiar; ไผฏ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ is older than one's parent and ๅ”็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ is younger

uncle

2

Familiar; Usu. ๅฐ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ or ใŠใ˜ใ•ใ‚“; vocative

old man; mister

3

Usu. ใ‚ชใ‚ธใ‚ตใƒณ

manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

ใจใ†ใ•ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #3209
1

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

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใปใฉ่ƒŒใŒ้ซ˜ใใชใ„ใ€‚
He is not as tall as his father.
ใŠ็ˆถใ•ใพ
ใŠใจใ†ใ•ใพ
Noun
Honorific
Freq #3289
1

father

Examples
ใŠ็ˆถใ•ใพใŒใŠไบกใใชใ‚ŠใซใชใฃใŸใใ†ใงใ€‚
I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away.
ใใต
ใ˜ใ˜
ใ˜ใ„
ใŠใŠใ˜
ใŠใ˜
ใใถ
Noun
Freq #4142
1

grandfather

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏ็ฅ–็ˆถใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๆฏๅญใซๅไป˜ใ‘ใŸใ€‚
We named my son after my grandfather.
2

ใŠใŠใ˜ only

old man

3

ใŠใŠใ˜ only

kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

ใกใกใ†ใˆ
Noun
Honorific
Freq #8156
1

father

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใŠ็ˆถไธŠใซใŠไผšใ„ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใฟใซใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
I'm looking forward to seeing your father.
ใŠ็ˆบใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
ใŠ็ฅ–็ˆถใกใ‚ƒใ‚“
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8299
1

Familiar

grandpa; granddad

Examples
็งใฎใŠใ˜ใ„ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฏๅคงๅทฅใงใ™ใ€‚
My grandfather is a carpenter.
๐ŸŽ“

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