"お父さん" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞to̞ːsã̠ɴ] Forms: お父さん [canonical] (ruby: (とう)), otōsan [romanization]
Etymology: Originally a compound of 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 父 (toto, “father”) + 様 (-sama, “honorific suffix”). /ototosama/ → /otottsan/ → /otossan/ The /otossan/ → /otoosan/ progression was artificial; regular Japanese sound changes generally would not allow this shift. The /otoosan/ form first appears in the early Meiji period in educational materials mandated by the 文部省 (Monbushō, “Ministry of Education”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|御|t1=honorific prefix|tr1=o}} 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) +, {{m|ja|父||father|tr=toto}} 父 (toto, “father”), {{suffix|ja||様|t2=honorific suffix|tr2=sama}} + 様 (-sama, “honorific suffix”), {{m|ja|文部省||Ministry of Education|tr=Monbushō}} 文部省 (Monbushō, “Ministry of Education”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おとうさん}} お父(とう)さん • (otōsan)
  1. (honorific) father Wikipedia link: ja:大辞林, ja:松村明 Tags: honorific Categories (topical): Male family members, Parents Synonyms: (english: only used to talk about one's own father), 父親 (english: more general and impersonal), 父上 (english: more formal), 親父, おやっどん [Kagoshima]

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