父 = 乂 + 八

父 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “father”. It is built from 乂 (tucked under the arm) and 八 (eight). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1366. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: father
RTK frame: 1366
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ちち
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: отец
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 父 father

Decomposition

Alternative decomposition

Characters that contain 父

How to find 父 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tucked under the arm” + “eight”. 父 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 父 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.