| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ใ็ถใใ | ใใจใใใ | ใชใใฆใตใณ |
Pronunciation: otousan
How to Say It Outloud: oh-toh-san
Usage: Formal, respectful term for 'dad' or father
Example Sentence Japanese:
ใ็ถใใใฏไปไบใใๅธฐใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใ็ถใใใฏไปไบใใๅธฐใฃใฆใใพใใใExample Sentence English:Dad has returned from work.
Dad has returned from work.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ็ถ | ใกใก | ใใ |
Pronunciation: chichi
How to Say It Outloud: chee-chee
Usage: Formal, used typically in writing or when referring to one's own father to others
Example Sentence Japanese:็งใฎ็ถใฏๅป่
ใงใใ
็งใฎ็ถใฏๅป่
ใงใใExample Sentence English:My father is a doctor.
My father is a doctor.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| ใใใ | ใใใ | ใชใคใธ |
Pronunciation: oyaji
How to Say It Outloud: oh-yah-jee
Usage: Informal, often used by boys or men to refer to their own father, slightly rough
Example Sentence Japanese:ใใใใฏ้ญ้ฃใใๅฅฝใใงใใ
ใใใใฏ้ญ้ฃใใๅฅฝใใงใใExample Sentence English:Dad likes fishing.
Dad likes fishing.| Katakana |
|---|
| ใใ |
Pronunciation: papa
How to Say It Outloud: pah-pah
Usage: Casual, affectionate term, often used by young children
Example Sentence Japanese:ใใใจ้ใณใซ่กใใพใใใ
ใใใจ้ใณใซ่กใใพใใใExample Sentence English:I went to play with dad.
I went to play with dad.Dictionary
ใ็ถใใใใจใใใCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
- husband
- you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
ใใใใCommon word
Noun- dad; daddy; papa
- sugar daddy
- Papa
็ถใใใจใใใCommon word
Noun- father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
่ฆช็ถใใใCommon word
Noun- one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
- middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
- one's boss
- proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
- grizzly bear
ใ็ถใใใจใ
Noun- dad; daddy; papa; father
็ถใกใใใจใใกใใ
Noun- dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
ใใใใใใใใCommon word
NounNoun, used as a prefix
- dad
- (male) pet owner
ๅพก็ถใคใใใใจใฃใคใใ
Noun- father; Dad
ใ็ถใกใใใใจใใกใใ
Noun- dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa; pop
ไธปๅคซใใ
ใต
Noun- househusband; stay-at-home dad
- Stay-at-home dad
ใใใฃใใใใใฃใใ
Noun- father; dad
- old man
ๅฐๆฅญไธปๅคซใใใใใใใ
ใต
Noun- full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
่ฆช็ถใฎใฃใฐใใใใฎใฃใฐ
Noun- bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
ๆฆ้ฃใ ใใชCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- master (of a house, shop, etc.)
- husband
- sir; boss; master; governor
- patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
- alms; almsgiving; almsgiver
่ถณ้ทใใใใใใใชใใใใใ
Noun- anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster)
- harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
- Daddy-Long-Legs (novel by Jean Webster, 1912)
ใ็ถใใจใ
Noun- daddy; father; husband
ๅคง่ใใใใผ
Noun- crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)
ๅบง้ ญ่ซใใจใใใ
Noun- harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
็ฒ่่ใใใใใ
Noun- harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
็ซ็ๅคช้ผใใใใ ใใ
Noun- dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
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