► 名詞
父 [(1)ちち] [liter] meaning: father rank: 1
☆ 父の日の贈り物 ⇨ A father’s-day gift
☆ 私の父は警察官だった ⇨ My father was a police officer (☛ The most common term for a adult to refer to own father. NEVER used to refer to someone else’s father)
父さん [(1)とうさん] [coll] [男] meaning: father rank: 3
☆ 父さん！ ⇨ Dad! (☛ Mostly used by a grown son to address his father)
父ちゃん [(1)とうちゃん] [coll] meaning: father rank: 3
☆ 父ちゃん！ ⇨ Dad! (☛ Sounds uncouth)