父

Meaning

Father · padre

Readings

• On (音読み): フ
• Kun (訓読み): ちち

Example words

• 父（ちち）— (my) father
• お父さん（おとうさん）— father (respectful)
• 祖父（そふ）— grandfather

Structure

Radical 父 (ちち · Father) · 4 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

Humble ちち for your own father when speaking to others; お父さん when addressing him or speaking of someone else's. This in/out distinction has no Spanish/French equivalent.