父子
Meanings
1
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
Refers to the pair or relationship of a father and his child, regardless of the child's gender. Common in news and formal contexts.
Father and child went fishing together.
That father and child get along really well.
Usage patterns
- 父子で〈動詞〉father and child (doing something) together
The father and son went out fishing together.
- 父子の絆the bond between father and child
The bond between the father and child deepened over the years.
- 父子二人で〈動詞〉just the father and child, the two of them, doing something
The father and child live quietly together, just the two of them.