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Zach

お父さま

お父様、 御父様

Reading

Kana: おとうさま
Romaji: otousama
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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father

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
See also: お父さん

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern

Example Sentence

(ちち)さまがお()くなりになったそうで。
➥I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away.
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