Word details
おやじ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おやじ.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
親
parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
16 strokesFrequency 406JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シン
Kun
おやおや-した.しいした.しむ
Nanori
ぎちかのり
父
father
4 strokesFrequency 646JLPT N4Grade 2
On
フ
Kun
ちち
爺
old man, grampa
13 strokes
On
ヤ
Kun
じいじじいおやじじじちち
仁
humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
4 strokesFrequency 1,332JLPT N1Grade 6
On
ジンニニン
Nanori
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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