親父

おやじ · oyaji · JLPT N1 · noun

father

親父 — father

👴 親 (parent) + 父 (father): the character itself says 'parent-father'; おやじ is the everyday word for one's dad or boss

Sound-alike: おやじ sounds like 'oyaji' (oh-ya-jee), so think 'Oh, ya, G (jee)'. Kanji 親 means parent and 父 means father, so the compound carries both senses.

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