パパ vs お父さん vs 父 vs 父親: What is the Difference?

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パパ vs お父とうさん vs 父ちち vs 父親ちちおや: What is the Difference?

MARY

I can’t get what they’re different…

I’d say you’ve got pretty complicated the word choice of “パパ(papa)”, “お父とうさん(otousan)”, “父ちち(chichi)” and “父親ちちおや(chichioya)”. You will be able to choose which word is better for you in daily conversation and in public after reading this.

Let me introduce how to easily use papa, otousan, chichi and chichioya !

パパ(papa) / お父とうさん(otousan) / 父ちち(chichi) / 父親ちちおや(chichioya)

Daddy/Dad/Father , 爸爸/爸/家父/父亲 , 아빠/아버지/아버지/부친 , Bố ơi/Bố/Bố ơi/Bố của tôi/Người bố

“パパ(papa), お父とうさん(otousan), 父ちち(chichi) and 父親ちちおや(chichioya)” mean “Daddy, Dad or Father”.

The tips for using papa, otousan,chichi andchichioya are:

“パパ(papa)” is used as a pretty child’s word like Daddy.

“お父とうさん(otousan)” is used as someone’s father which is informal like Dad.

“父ちち(chichi)” is used as someone’s father which is formal and individual like Father.

“父親ちちおや(chichioya)” is used as someone’s father which is formal and a role of a Father.

For instance :”パパ(papa)” and“お父とうさん(otousan)”

パパは厳きびしい。 (My Daddy is strict.) (papa wa kibishii)

お父とうさんは厳きびしい。 (My Dad is strict.) (otousan wa kibishii)

“パパ(papa)” is a pretty childish word, so after being 13 to 15 years old, we don’t normally use “パパ(papa)” rather we use “お父とうさん(otousan)” or “父とうさん(tousan)” to our friends.“父とうさん(tousan)” sounds a little boyish. So if you’re a girl or a woman, you could use“お父とうさん(otousan)” is better.

DAISUKE

I normally use“父とうさん(tousan)” to my friends.

For instance :“父ちち(chichi)” and“父親ちちおや(chichioya)”

父ちちは厳きびしい。 (My father is strict.) (chichi wa kibishii)

父親ちちおやは厳きびしい。 ((Basically), A father is strict.) (chichioya wa kibishii)

This is what the role of a father means. So, we Japanese speakers normally use “父ちち(chichi)” than “父親ちちおや(chichioya)“. Remember that some Japanese people use“父親ちちおや(chichioya)” like“父ちち(chichi)” though.

DAISUKE

I normally use“父ちち(chichi)” in public and business situations.

Basically, they’re different, but you know, that’s what a language is. So, you might want to use“父ちち(chichi)” in public. And“父親ちちおや(chichioya)” can be used as a role of a father.

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Sample

yuka

お父とうさんの仕事しごとは何なに？ (What does your dad do?) (你父亲的工作是什么？) (아버지 직업은 뭐야?) (Công việc của bố bạn là gì?)（otōsan no shigoto wa nani?）

tatsuya

父親ちちおやが昨日きのう、新あたらしい車くるまを買かいました。 (My father bought a new car.) (我父亲昨天买了一辆新车。) (아버지께서 어제, 새 차를 사셨습니다.) (Hôm qua bố tôi đã mua một chiếc xe hơi mới.)（chichioya ga kinō, atarashī kuruma wo kai mashita.）

yuka

パパ帰かえってきたかな！？ (Is that daddy!?) (爸爸应该会回来了吧！？) (아빠 왔을까나?!) (Bố đã về chưa nhỉ!)（papa kaette kita kana!?）

tatsuya

父ちちの仕事しごとは建築家けんちくかです。 (My father is an architec.) (我父亲的工作是建筑师。) (아버지 직업은 건축가입니다.) (Công việc của bố tôi là kiến trúc sư.)（chichi no shigoto wa kenchikuka desu.）

yuka

父ちちと来週東京らいしゅうとうきょうに行いきます。 (I’m gonna go to Tokyo with my father next week!) (下周要和父亲一起去东京。) (아버지와 다음주 도쿄에 갑니다.) (Tôi sẽ đi Tokyo với bố vào tuần tới.)（chichi to raishū Tōkyō ni iki masu.）

tatsuya

父親ちちおやは学校がっこうの先生せんせいです。 (My father is a school teacher.) (我父亲是学校老师。) (아버지는 교사입니다.) (Bố tôi là một giáo viên.)（chichioya wa gakkō no sensei desu.）

yuka

パパがこれ買かってくれたの！ (My daddy bought this for me!) (爸爸给我买了这个！) (아빠가 이거 사주셨어!) (Bố đã mua cái này cho tớ đó!)（papa ga kore katte kureta no!）

tatsuya

お父とうさんは優やさしいよ。 (My dad is kind.) (爸爸很温柔。) (아버지는 상냥하셔.) (Bố tớ hiền lắm.)（otōsan wa yasashī yo.）

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