(とう)さん

おとうさん
noun
father (polite)
1. father (polite/formal)
A polite way to refer to someone's father, including one's own when speaking to others.
(とう)さん、ただいま。
Dad, I'm home.
(とう)さんは会社員(かいしゃいん)です。
My father is a company employee.
(とう)さんに()いてみます。
I'll ask my father.
(とう)さんは料理(りょうり)上手(じょうず)です。
My father is good at cooking.
(とう)さんは毎朝(まいあさ)(はや)()きて、新聞(しんぶん)()みます。
My father gets up early every morning and reads the newspaper.

(とう)さん is the polite term for father.

FAMILY TERMS:

  • (とう)さん: father (polite, when addressing or referring to someone else's father)
  • (ちち): my father (humble, when referring to one's own father to others)
  • パパ: dad (casual)

USAGE:

  • Used to address one's own father
  • Used to refer to someone else's father