おやじ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おやじ
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
Kanji in this Word
親
16 strokes
Frequency: 406
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
parent
intimacy
relative
familiarity
dealer (cards)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おや
おや-
した.しい
した.しむ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ぎ
ちか
のり
父
4 strokes
Frequency: 646
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
father
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ちち
爺
13 strokes
Meanings
old man
grampa
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヤ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
じい
じじい
おやじ
じじ
ちち
仁
4 strokes
Frequency: 1332
JLPT N1
Grade 6
Meanings
humanity
virtue
benevolence
charity
man
kernel
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
ニ
ニン
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
きみ
く
さと
しのぶ
じ
と
のり
ひと
ひとし
ひろ
まさ
まさし
やす
よし
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