Moto 父: FatherKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- フ
- Kun'yomi
- ちち
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 154 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (フ)
- 父母ふぼfather and mother; parents
- 祖父そふgrandfather
- 義父ぎふfather-in-law
- 祖父母そふぼgrandparents
- 父子ふしfather and child; father and son
- 養父ようふfoster father; adoptive father
- 養父母ようふぼadoptive parents
- 亡父ぼうふdeceased father; late father
- 家父かふone's father
- 父兄ふけいguardians; parents
- 父祖ふそancestors
- 乃父だいふfather
- 亜父あふperson one respects second only to one's father
- 亡祖父ぼうそふdeceased grandfather; (one's) late grandfather
- 代父だいふgodfather
- 保父ほふmale carer, esp. in a nursery school
- 同父どうふsame father
- 同父母どうふぼthe same parents
- 国父こくふfather of one's country; father of the nation
- 外祖父がいそふmaternal grandfather
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 父ちちfather
- 父親ちちおやfather
- 父の日ちちのひFather's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
- 父方ちちかたfather's side of family
- この父にしてこの子ありこのちちにしてこのこありlike father, like son
- 亡き父なきちち(one's) late father
Other readings
- お父さんおとうさんfather; dad
- 神父しんぷCatholic priest; abbe
- 叔父おじuncle
- 伯父おじuncle
- お祖父さんおじいさんgrandfather
- 実父じっぷone's real father; natural father
- 父さんとうさんfather; dad
- 親父おやじone's father; old man
- お父おとうdaddy; father
- お父さまおとうさまfather
- お父さんっ子おとうさんっこdaddy's girl; daddy's boy
- お父さん子おとうさんこdaddy's girl; daddy's boy
- お父ちゃんおとうちゃんdad; dada
- お父んおとんdad; daddy
- お父様おとうさまfather
- お祖父ちゃまおじいちゃまgrandpa; gramps
- お祖父ちゃんおじいちゃんgrandpa; granddad
- 伯父さんおじさんuncle
- 伯父ちゃんおじちゃんmiddle-aged man; uncle
- 伯父御おじごuncle
- 伯父者人おじじゃひとuncle
- 伯父貴おじきuncle (older than one's parent)
- 先父せんぷdeceased father
- 厳父げんぷyour honored father; your honoured father
- 叔父さんおじさんuncle
- 叔父ちゃんおじちゃんmiddle-aged man; uncle
- 叔父御おじごuncle
- 叔父者人おじじゃひとuncle
- 叔父貴おじきuncle (younger than one's parent)
- 君父くんぷmaster and father
- 君父の讐は倶に天を戴かずくんぷのあだはともにてんをいただかずnot wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies; being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord
- 地震雷火事親父じしんかみなりかじおやじthings to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
- 大伯父おおおじgranduncle
- 大叔父おおおじgranduncle
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