Word Meaning 親父

おやじ oyaji

親父 is read as おやじ (oyaji) and means grizzly bear.

Meaning

English

grizzly bear
one's boss
proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
landlord
middle-aged (or older) man
old man
geezer
one's father

Reading

Kana

おやじ

Romaji

oyaji

Writing Variants

親仁おやじ oyaji
親爺おやじ oyaji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms お父様,お父さん,御父さん,御父ちゃん,男親,おとっつぁん,親仁,父 Antonyms お袋 Related Words 父,お父さん,御父さん,父親,親仁,頑固親父,ちゃぶ台返し Rank 1215 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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親父ギャグ

おやじぎゃぐ

bad pun

親父バンド

おやじばんど

band with mostly middle-aged or elderly members

親父化

おやじか

becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner)

親父狩り

おやじがり

street violence against middle-aged men

地震雷火事親父

じしんかみなりかじおやじ

things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers

頑固親父

がんこおやじ

stubborn (obstinate) father

雷親父

かみなりおやじ

snarling old man

狸親父

たぬきおやじ

sly (cunning) old man

父親

ちちおや

father

父親らしい

ちちおやらしい

fatherly

父親殺し

ちちおやごろし

patricide

親子

おやこ

parent and child

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