父親(ちちおや)

ちちおや
noun
father
family
1. father
A male parent. A more formal or objective term than 父(ちち) or お父(とう)さん.
彼(かれ)の父親(ちちおや)は医者(いしゃ)だ。
His father is a doctor.
父親(ちちおや)として、子(こ)どもの将来(しょうらい)が心配(しんぱい)だ。
As a father, I worry about my children's future.
彼女(かのじょ)は父親(ちちおや)に似(に)ている。
She resembles her father.
父親(ちちおや)の背中(せなか)を見(み)て育(そだ)った。
I grew up watching my father's back (learning from his example).
彼(かれ)は二人(ふたり)の子供(こども)の父親(ちちおや)だ。
He is the father of two children.

Similar words

  • 父親(ちちおや): Formal, objective term for 'father' used when discussing fathers in general or describing family relationships
  • 父(ちち): Humble term used to refer to one's own father when speaking to others
  • お父(とう)さん: Polite/familiar term used to address one's father or refer to someone else's father
  • パパ: Casual, childish term for 'daddy'

Common patterns

Related Words

Antonym: 母親(ははおや) (mother)
Related: 父(ちち) (father (humble))
Compare: お父(とう)さん (Polite/familiar term used to address…)
Compare: パパ (Casual, childish term for 'daddy')
Related: 両親(りょうしん) (parents)
Related: おやじ (father, old man)
Compare: 父性(ふせい) (paternal instinct)
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Added 2026.1.12 18:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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