What does お父さん mean in Japanese?

お父さん (おとうさん) means "dad; father" in Japanese.

お父さん

Q: How do you use お父さん in a sentence?

私のお父さんは医者です。 (わたしのおとうさんはいしゃです。) — My dad is a doctor.

Kana: おとうさん

dad; father

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 👪 People & Family

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私のお父さんは医者です。

わたしのおとうさんはいしゃです。

My dad is a doctor.

What お父さん means

お父さん (おとうさん) is a Japanese word meaning “dad; father”. It belongs to the People & Family topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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お母さんおかあさん mom; mother 先生せんせい teacher 友達ともだち friend さんさん Mr.; sir (polite name suffix) 学生がくせい student 医者いしゃ doctor 人ひと person; people 名前なまえ name 姉あね older sister 妹いもうと younger sister 兄あに older brother 弟おとうと younger brother

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