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パパ (papa) Japanese meaning: dad | Kotomora
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え
本ほん
を
読よ
ん
で
。
Daddy, read me a picture book.
My dad is good at cooking.
Related words おやじ is a rougher, more masculine slang term for one's father, often used by adult men, unlike the childlike パパ.
パパ is an even more childlike, affectionate term for father typically used by young children, while 父さん sounds slightly more grown-up.
パパ is the plain, everyday word for dad, while パパさん adds a slightly more affectionate or polite tone.
パパ is a more casual, childlike word for dad, whereas お父さん is the standard polite term used by children and adults alike.
父ちゃん and パパ are both casual, affectionate words for dad, but パパ is a Western-style loanword with a more modern feel while 父ちゃん feels more traditionally Japanese.
Politeness お父さん is the standard, polite way to refer to one's father, while パパ is a childish, intimate term used mainly within the family.
父 is the modest, formal way to refer to one's own father when speaking to outsiders, whereas パパ is the affectionate word used at home.
Counted with The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
Word family dad friend; father friend
compensated dating; sugar daddy dating
big-spending sugar daddy
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
Etymology No language-of-origin information is specified. パパ is a katakana familiar term resembling the international child word “papa”; the exact route into Japanese is not specified here.
パパ 休きゅう 暇か
