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father
A male parent. A more formal or objective term than 父 or お父さん.
彼の父親は医者だ。
His father is a doctor.
父親として、子どもの将来が心配だ。
As a father, I worry about my children's future.
彼女は父親に似ている。
She resembles her father.
父親の背中を見て育った。
I grew up watching my father's back (learning from his example).
彼は二人の子供の父親だ。
He is the father of two children.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 父親: Formal, objective term for 'father' used when discussing fathers in general or describing family relationships
- 父: Humble term used to refer to one's own father when speaking to others
- お父さん: 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:
- 父親として (as a father)
- 父親になる (to become a father)
- 父親らしい (fatherly)