What is the Kanji for "Father"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Father", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Father" is "父".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Chichi" and "Tou".

Its onyomi reading is "Fu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "八" means "Eight" and can be read as "Yo", "Ya", and "Hachi". And The radical "乂" means "Govern" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "父" mean in japanese?

"父" means "Father".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

父: "Father". The Japanese noun '父 (ちち)' means 'father'. This word refers to a male parent or the head of a family. It is a common and formal way to refer to one's father. For example: My father is a hard-working man - (私の父は勤勉な人です). She loves her father very much - (彼女は父を非常に愛している).

お父さん: "Father". The Japanese noun 'お父さん (おとうさん)' means 'father'. This word refers to one's biological father or a father figure. It is commonly used in polite and respectful speech. For example: My father is a kind man - (私のお父さんは優しい人です). He is with his father - (彼はお父さんと一緒です).

父親: "Father". The noun '父親 (ちちおや)' refers to one's biological father, or the male parent. This word carries a sense of respect and authority associated with the father figure. It can be used in formal contexts as well as informal family settings. For example: My father scolded me - (父親に叱られた). I respect my father - (父親を尊敬する).

伯父: "Uncle". The Japanese noun '伯父 (おじ)' means 'uncle'. This word refers to the brother of one's father or mother. It can also be used to respectfully address an older male relative. For example: My uncle lives in Tokyo - (私の伯父は東京に住んでいます). He is a kind uncle - (彼はやさしい伯父です).

お祖父さん: "Grandfather". The Japanese noun 'お祖父さん (おじいさん)' refers to one's paternal grandfather or the older male relative in the family. It is a polite and respectful term used when referring to one's grandfather. For example: My grandfather is very kind - (私のお祖父さんはとてもやさしいです).

親父: "Father". The Japanese noun '親父 (おやじ)' means 'father'. This term is an informal way of referring to one's own father or an older man. It can convey a sense of familiarity or closeness. For example: Let's go see my father - (親父に会いに行こう). My father told me to study hard - (親父は勉強するように言った).

祖父: "Grandfather". The Japanese noun '祖父 (そふ)' means 'grandfather'. This word refers to the father of one's own father or mother. It is used to address or refer to one's paternal or maternal grandfather. For example: My grandfather is old - (私の祖父は年をとっている). Grandfather's house - (祖父の家)

父母: "Parents". The Japanese noun '父母 (ふぼ)' refers to one's mother and father. It is a compound word formed by combining the words '父 (ちち)' meaning 'father' and '母 (はは)' meaning 'mother'. This term is commonly used to refer to both parents together. For example: Our parents are good people - (私たちの父母は良い人々です).

父兄: "Parents" or "Parents and guardians". The Japanese noun '父兄 (ふけい)' refers to parents and guardians. It is commonly used in educational settings to refer collectively to the parents and guardians of students. For example: The school will hold a meeting for all parents and guardians - (学校は全ての父兄のための会議を開きます)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.