父

nange-with-a-handaxe
Originally uploaded by Brian Wood.

Father

• otac, tata

父（ちち） - father
chichi

• otac
  

お父（とう）さん - father
otousan

• tata
  

父（フ）母（ボ） - father and mother
fubo

父

父 represents a hand holding a stone axe, which is used by a father who works to take care of his children.

See the 又 radical

cf.
斧（おの, ono） - large axe
爺（じじ, jiji) - old man

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Radical: 父
Stroke Count: 4
音：フ
訓：ちち
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