父
父 — Father
father
On’yomiフ (fu)
Kun’yomiちち (chichi)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 父
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 父 | ちち chichi | father |
| 父親 | ちちおや chichioya | father |
| 父母 | ふぼ fubo | father and mother; parents |
| お父さん | おとうさん otousan | father; dad; papa |
| 祖父 | そふ sofu | grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man |
| 義父 | ぎふ gifu | father-in-law; foster father; stepfather |
Study notes
父 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #646 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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