父 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「父」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「父」
- On
- フふ · fu
- Kun
- ちちchichi
- Meaning
- father
Stroke order
Origin
A hand holding a stone axe — the father who works and protects.
Readings and examples
| Onフふfu | 父母ふぼ父兄ふけい祖父そふ |
|---|---|
| Kunちちchichi | 父ちち父親ちちおや |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 父母ふぼ
parents
- お父さんおとうさん
dad
- 祖父そふ
- 岳父がくふ
- 伯父おじ
- 叔父おじ
- 曽祖父そうそふ
Example
父は やさしいです。
My father is kind.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)