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父 kanji — Father | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

父

Father

4 strokes

On readings 音読み

ふ

Kun readings 訓読み

ちち

Built from

Father

Memory hook

Crossed arms holding two sparks — father means business.

Words using 父

伯父; 叔父さんおじさんuncleN5 お父さんおとうさんfather (formal)N5 父ちち(my) fatherN5 祖父そふgrandfatherN4 父親ちちおやfatherN3 叔父おじuncle (younger than one's parent)N2 叔父さんおじさん(hon.) middle-aged gentlemanN2 伯父おじ(humble) uncle (older than one's parent)N2 父母ふぼfather and motherN2 小父さんおじさん(hon.) middle-aged gentlemanN2 伯父さんおじさん(hon.) middle-aged gentlemanN2 親父おやじone's fatherN1

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