Illustration: During a visit to a Japanese family home, a father sits between his young child and his elderly parents, guiding the child onto the grandfather's knee. The grandmother leans in with a small handmade toy. All three generations share a distinctive curl at the front of their hair.

JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

父ちち方かた

chichikata

on the father’s side

Example sentences

  1. 父方ちちかたの祖母そぼは百歳ひゃくさいになった。

    My grandmother on my father’s side has turned one hundred.

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  2. 父方ちちかたの祖母そぼは茶道さどうを嗜たしなんでいる。

    My paternal grandmother enjoys tea ceremonies.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 父方ちちかたの祖父そふは明日米寿あしたべいじゅを迎むかえる。

    My grandfather on my father’s side is celebrating his 88th birthday tomorrow.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 父方

  • 父fatherOnフKunちち
  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた

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