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父 — father (JLPT N5 kanji)

father

 

4 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5

Stroke order

Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

father

Words with 父

my father
father; dad (respectful or familiar)

Appears in these kanji

school
cross; exchange
effect
compare
squeeze
outskirts
cooking pot
shark

Do not confuse with

cross; exchange

In the vocabulary

My father is a teacher.

How to remember it

Imagine a father holding a tool, with his arms crossing in the lower strokes. Use the scene as a shape cue.