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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: フ、ちち
Romaji: fu, chichi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

father

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  88
Frequency:  646
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-2-2
Korean Reading:  bo
Chinese Reading:  fu3
Unicode:  7236
JIS:  4963

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1973
Nelson Index: 2832
New Nelson Index: 3516
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o2.3
Four Corner Index: 8040.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 197
Gakken Index: 742
Japanese Names Index: 65
Daikanwanjiten Index: 19721
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0578
Remembering the kanji Index: 1274
Busy People Index: 2.7
Kanji Way Index: 226
Kanji Flashcards Index: 70
Kodansha Compact Index: 1286
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 216
Kanji in Context Index: 73
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1248
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1714
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1282
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1366
Essential Kanji Index: 90
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2467
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2066
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 131
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 100

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
伯父 (おじ、はくふ、しゅくふ)
uncle
養父 (ようふ)
foster father; adoptive father
実父 (じっぷ)
real (own) father
父親 (ちちおや)
father
叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
父母 (ふぼ、ちちはは、ててはは、かぞいろは、ぶも、かぞいろ)
father and mother; parents
神父 (しんぷ)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
父子 (ふし)
father and child (son)
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