お父さんの職業はなんですか。

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お父さん 職業 なん です

English Translation

What does your father do?

Furigana

(とう)さんの職業(しょくぎょう)はなんですか。

Romanji

Otōsan no shokugyō wa nan desu ka.

Words

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
職業 (しょくぎょう)
occupation; business
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance