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親父
おやじ
N1
noun
usually kana
familiar
Meanings
1
one's father
2
old man
3
one's boss
4
one's old man
5
dad
6
middle-aged (or older) man
7
geezer
8
proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Example sentence
親父はじっと私の顔を見た。
Father looked me full in the face.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 親父 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
親
Parent, Intimacy, Relative
16 strokes
父
Father
4 strokes
More words with
親
父親
ちちおや ·
father
N3
母親
ははおや ·
mother
N3
親
おや ·
a parent
N4
両親
りょうしん ·
parents (lit., both parents)
N5
親子
おやこ ·
Full entry on Jisho
parent and child
親類
しんるい ·
relative(s) (same as 親戚 (しんせき))
N2
親善
しんぜん ·
friendship
N1
肉親
にくしん ·
blood relationship
N1
More words with
父
父
ちち ·
(my) father
N5
父母
ふぼ ·
father and mother
N2
お父さん
おとうさん ·
father (formal)
N5
祖父
そふ ·
grandfather
N4
義父
ぎふ ·
father-in-law
神父
しんぷ ·
Catholic priest
叔父
おじ ·
uncle (younger than one's parent)
N2
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