父ちち親おやちちおやCommon wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000Meanings1nounfatherA somewhat formal or objective term for one's own father, often used when speaking about him to others. In direct address or within the family, お父さん is more common.私わたしの父ちち親おやは医い者しゃです。My father is a doctor.彼かれは父ちち親おやのことを尊そん敬けいしている。He respects his father.