Vocabulary

What does お父さん (おとうさん, otousan) mean?

お父さん (おとうさん, otousan) means father (common term).

Quick facts
Readingおとうさん
Romajiotousan
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おとうさん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonotousan

father (common term)

GenkiGenki 1Genki 2
  1. 1noun father; dad; papa
  2. 2noun husband
  3. 3pronoun you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him

Example sentences

  • I watch a movie with my father.

  • My father is an office worker.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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