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Kanji: 父
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KANJI

父

4 strokes

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KUN 訓

ちち

ON 音

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	父 Radical name: ちち
Meaning:	Father
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	伯父(おじ)	uncle (father's or mother's older brother)
N5	お父(とう)さん	(honorable) father
N4	祖父(そふ)	grandfather
N3	父親(ちちおや)	father
N2	父母(ふぼ)	father and mother, parents
N1	父母(ちちはは)	father and mother, parents
N5	叔父(おじ)	uncle (father's or mother's younger brother)

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