Expressions 義ぎ 理り の 父ちち father-in-law; stepfather; foster father Politeness· 8 父 is the humble term used when referring to one's own father to outsiders, while お父さん is the polite, everyday term used to address or refer to a father directly.
父 is the plain humble term for one's own father, while 父上 is an old-fashioned, respectful term historically used to address or refer to a father with honor.
父 is the humble term used when speaking about one's own father to outsiders, while 父親 is a neutral, objective term usable in more contexts.
父 is the neutral, formal word for one's father used in polite or written contexts, while 親父 is the rough, familiar term mainly used by men in casual speech.
Show 4 more Show fewer 父ちゃん is an affectionate home word for dad, while 父 is the humble, formal term used when referring to one's own father to outsiders.
父 is the humble term used when referring to one's own father in formal or outward-facing speech, whereas お父様 is used respectfully of someone else's (or occasionally one's own) father.
父 is the humble term used for one's own father in formal speech or with outsiders, whereas 父さん is a warm, casual term used 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.
Word family· 14 father
father (honorific)
father's side of the family · paternal
father's side (of the family)
(another's respected) father
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sire; father horse
late father; one's deceased father
father (honorific, archaic)
cudweed; Gnaphalium japonicum
patricide
father (archaic honorific)
Asian barbastelle; eastern barbastelle
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Etymology The reading ちち is of native Japanese origin, with no clear historical derivation. The kanji 父 is a pictograph representing a hand holding an axe, symbolizing paternal authority, but this is a character etymology and not a word origin.
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