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JLPT N5 · Family

お父さん

おとうさん

father (polite)

Stroke order of お父さん

4 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

お · 3 strokes父 · 4 strokesさ · 3 strokesん · 1 strokes

Memory trick

父 shows a hand holding an axe-like tool, the working head of the house.

Parts: お polite + 父 father + さん

The characters in お父さん

  • お お — o (3 strokes)
  • 父 ちち — (my) father (4 strokes)
  • さ さ — sa (3 strokes)
  • ん ん — n (the only lone consonant) (1 strokes)

Example sentence

お父さんは先生です。

おとうさんはせんせいです。

My father is a teacher.

Words with 父

父(my) father父親father祖父grandfather叔父uncle

More words: Family

お母さんmother (polite)お兄さんolder brother (polite)お姉さんolder sister (polite)弟さんyounger brother (polite)妹さんyounger sister (polite)祖母grandmother夫husband奥さんwife (someone else's)息子son父親father母親mother赤ちゃんbaby一人っ子only child

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