父(ちち)

ちち

noun

father (humble)

1. father (my father)

Humble term used when referring to one's own father when speaking to others outside the family.

父(ちち)は会社員(かいしゃいん)です。

My father is a company employee.

父(ちち)は今(いま)出張中(しゅっちょうちゅう)です。

My father is currently on a business trip.

父(ちち)の誕生日(たんじょうび)は5月(がつ)なので、プレゼントを考(かんが)えています。

My father's birthday is in May, so I'm thinking about a present.

父(ちち)は料理(りょうり)が上手(じょうず)で、週末(しゅうまつ)はよく家族(かぞく)のために夕飯(ゆうはん)を作(つく)ってくれます。

My father is good at cooking and often makes dinner for the family on weekends.

When I was a child, my father taught me how to ride a bicycle, but I fell many times, so I think it was hard for him too.

父(ちち) is the humble term for "father," used when referring to one's own father when speaking to people outside the family.

POLITENESS SYSTEM:

父(ちち): my father (humble, to outsiders)
お父(とう)さん: father (neutral, direct address or others' fathers)
お父(とう)さま: father (very polite/formal)
パパ: dad (casual, childish)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

父(ちち)の日(ひ): Father's Day
父(ちち)親(おや): father (formal/written)
父(ちち)方(かた): paternal side (of family)

USAGE NOTE: In casual family settings, children may call their father お父(とう)さん or パパ. 父(ちち) is specifically for humble reference when talking to outsiders.

RELATED: 母(はは) (mother - humble)

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