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JLPT N5 · Family

父親

ちちおや

father

Stroke order of 父親

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

父 · 4 strokes親 · 16 strokes

Memory trick

父 shows a hand with a tool, and 親 has a standing tree beside seeing 見: a watching parent.

Parts: 父 father + 親 parent

The characters in 父親

  • 父 ちち — (my) father (4 strokes)
  • 親 おや — parent (16 strokes)

Example sentence

父親は車で来ました。

ちちおやはくるまできました。

His father came by car.

Words with 父

父(my) fatherお父さんfather (polite)祖父grandfather叔父uncle

Words with 親

母親mother両親parents親parent親切kind親戚relative親しいclose; intimate親友best friend

More words: Family

お父さんfather (polite)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母親mother赤ちゃんbaby一人っ子only child

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