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父さん (とうさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

父とうさん

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さ

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Meanings

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noun

father; dad; papa

Casual, affectionate term for one's own father, used within the family or when speaking about him to close acquaintances. Less formal than お父さん.

See also: お父さん

父とうさん、今日きょうは早はやく帰かえってくる？
Dad, are you coming home early today?

うちの父とうさんは料りょう理りが上手じょうずなんだ。

My dad is good at cooking.

Kanji

父father

Similar words

お父とうさん
More polite and standard term for 'father', used both for one's own and others' fathers. 父さん is a casual, shortened form used mainly within the family.
父ちち
Humble term used when referring to one's own father in formal situations or to outsiders. 父さん is casual and affectionate, not humble.

Etymology

Contraction of お父さん (otōsan), dropping the honorific prefix お. The reading とう is a sound shift from ちち (father) combined with the honorific suffix さん.