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おとうさん
otousan
Description
「おとうさん」は自分や人のお父さんを呼ぶときに使う、やさしくていねいな言葉です。
"おとうさん" is a kind and polite word used to call one's own or someone else's father.
子どもが父を呼ぶときにも、ほかの人の父の話をするときにも使えます。
Children use "おとうさん" both when calling their father and when talking about another person's father.
Meanings
お父さんotousan
father; dad (polite/familiar)
お父さんは今、仕事に行っています。
Dad is at work now.
お父さんotousan
way to address one's own father directly
お父さん、いっしょに遊ぼう。
Dad, let's play together.
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Notes
- Etymology
honorific お + 父 (chichi/tou, father) + polite さん.
- Nuance
父 is used humbly about one's own father; お父さん is warmer and used to address or refer to fathers politely.
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