【父】(fu, chichi/ father) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 父.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・ふ　fu

For example,
・神父　しんぷ　chin-pu
It means priest

・祖父　そふ　so-fu
It means grandfather
This is a formal expression.

・父母　ふぼ　fu-bo
It means father and mother
This is a formal expression.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・ちち　chichi

For example,
・父　ちち　chichi
It means father
This is a formal expression.
・父と母　ちちとはは　chichi to haha
father and mother

・父親　ちちおや　chichi-oya
It means father
Mainly used to talk about other people's parents
・父親と母親　ちちおやとははおや　chichi-oya to haha-oya
father and mother

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・お父さん　おとうさん　o-tou-san
It means father
This is a casual expression

・叔父／伯父　おじ　oji
It means uncle
伯父 is a sibling older than the parent.
叔父 is a sibling younger than the parent

Meanings

Next is a special reading.
・father

Radical

And the radical of this character is 父　chichi
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・祖父江　そふえ、そぶえ　Sofue, Sobue
・養父　やぶ　Yabu
・秩父　ちちぶ　Chichibu

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 父

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 父
・秩父宮 雍仁親王　ちちぶのみややすひとしんのう　Chichibu-no-miya Yasuhito-shin-nou
He was a member of the royal family and brother of Emperor Showa/Hirohito.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 父.
・秩父宮ラグビー場　ちちぶのみやらぐびーじょう　Chichibunomiya rugby jou
It is a rugby field located near the National Stadium in Tokyo

・秩父　ちちぶ　Chichibu
The name of a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is located near Tokyo and has a lot of nature!

・養父　やぶ　Yabu
This is the name of a city in the Kansai region. It is the origin of the word "やぶ医者"
やぶ医者 means quack docter.

・父島　ちちじま　chichi-jima
The Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is registered as a World Heritage site.

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 父 in their composition
・交　こう、まじー-わる　kou, maji-waru
It means cross

・斧　ふ、おの　fu, ono
It means axe

・爺　おきな、じい　okina, jii
It means grandfather

・釜　ふ、かま　fu, kama
It means kettle, iron pot

Thus, many Chinese characters containing "父" are pronounced as "fu"

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