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JLPT N5 · People

父

ちち

(my) father

Stroke order of 父

父 is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Father's crossed arms (乂) under two strokes, like a dad holding a stick over his head.

Parts: 八-like top strokes + 乂 cross (originally a hand holding a stick/axe)

Example sentence

父は銀行で働いています。

ちちはぎんこうではたらいています。

My father works at a bank.

Words with 父

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