Definition of 親父 (おやじ)

おやじ

親父

おやじ

oyaji

noun
•
one's father, old man, one's boss
Other readings:
親父【しんぷ】
、
親爺【おやじ】[1]
、
老爺【おやじ】[1]
、
老爺【ろうや】
、
親仁【おやじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
Related Kanji
親 parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
父 father
爺 old man, grampa
老 old man, old age, grow old
仁 humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
Example sentences(showing 14 results)

わたし
私の
おやじ
親父
せんげつ
先月
とき
時
、
わたし
私
しゃっきん
借金
はら
払う
かね
金
When my old man kicked the bucket last month, he left me only enough money to pay my debt with

きみ
君の
しゅちょう
主張
、
がんこ
頑固
おやじ
親父
おな
同じく
なっとく
納得
Your argument is not any more convincing than that of my stubborn father

わたし
私
ゆうめい
有名な
はいゆう
俳優
おやじ
親父
ゆうじん
友人
I have a friend whose father is a famous actor

おやじ
親父
わたし
私の
かお
顔
Father looked me full in the face

He's a carbon copy of his father

かれ
彼
おやじ
親父
あと
後
He succeeded to his father's business

He felt a resentment against his uncle for taking him in

We call our father Oyajisan

He's a carbon copy of his father

For that reason Coco was, to me, 'an older sister I can play with' and I thought of her only as one member of the family not as someone I should question my father concerning her identity

In this way they are too tired to be frightening

「
おやじ
親父
・・・
しんけん
真剣
?」「
あまえ
当たり前
、
けっとう
決闘
"Dad, this a real sword?" "Of course, it is a duel after all.

とし
都市
おやじ
親父
、
かいしゃ
会社
8
じかん
時間
、
まいあさ
毎朝
まいゆう
毎夕
、
かいしゃ
会社
ゆかえ
行き帰り
まんいん
満員
でんしゃ
電車
なか
中
2
じかん
時間
Fathers in cities spend eight hours in the office and another two hours traveling to and from their work on trains full of people every morning and evening

あいまあいま
合間合間
にわいじ
庭いじり
Father does gardening whenever he gets a chance