父 (おじ · おとうさん · そふ)

uncle; father / dad / papa; grandfather

Etymology

Pictograph of a hand holding something. The exact nature of the object is unclear. Variously explained as a rod or a hatchet.

Example sentences

  1. 父が来ます。 — My father is coming.
  2. 父は先生です。 — My father is a teacher.
  3. 父は50です。 — Our father is fifty years old.
  4. いやだ、父さん！ — No, Dad!
  5. 父はゲイである。 — My father is gay.

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