父 — Stroke order

JLPT N5 kanji · 4 strokes · #646 by frequency

Father

Meaning
Father
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ちち

Stroke order

4 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/4
  2. Stroke 2/4
  3. Stroke 3/4
  4. Stroke 4/4

Memory hook

Two crossed hands raise an axe: your father () splits logs for the winter.

Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.

Common vocabulary

WordReadingMeaning
ちちfather
父親ちちおやfather
祖父そふgrandfather
お祖父さんおじいさんgrandfather
お父さんおとうさんfather, dad, papa
父母ふぼfather and mother, parents

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.