ChiramiN5 kanji · 4 strokes
父 means father
父
父Real origin
It began as a hand holding a stone tool: father.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- father
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ちち chichi
ちち (chichi) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) フ fu
フ (fu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
お父さん おとうさん · otousan
father, dad
Used in 7 kanji
Quick check
What does 父 mean?
Right: 父 means father.Not quite: 父 means father.In お父さん (おとうさん), what kind of reading does 父 have?
Right. お父さん (おとうさん, otousan) has a special reading: it belongs to this word, not to 父 on its own, so you learn it with the word.Not quite. お父さん (おとうさん, otousan) has a special reading: it belongs to this word, not to 父 on its own, so you learn it with the word.