父

• 読み: ちち
• ローマ字: chichi
• 漢字の分解: 父 (chichi/fu) — father
• 発音: /tɕi.tɕi/

意味

Father. The humble term used when referring to one's own father.

Used when speaking about your own father to others in polite or neutral contexts. This is the humble (謙譲語) form, as opposed to お父さん which is the honorific form used for someone else's father or when addressing your own father directly.

例文

1. 父は会社員です。
2. 父に手紙を書きました。
3. 私の父は料理が上手です。

使い方ガイド

場面: self-introduction, talking about family, formal conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

An ancient Japanese word. The kanji 父 depicts a hand holding an axe, symbolizing the patriarch who works to provide for the family.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal