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お父さん (おとうさん) — father (formal) | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

お父さん

おとうさん

N5

nounhonorific 尊敬語

Meanings

1father (formal)
2father
3dad
4papa
5husband
6you (of an elderly person older than the speaker)
7he
8him

Example sentence

お父さんのお仕事は何ですか。

おとうさんのおしごとはなんですか。

What is your father's job?

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Kanji in this word

父Father4 strokes

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