Celebrating Fathers Day in Japanese Culture

Celebrating Fathers Day in Japanese Culture The third Sunday in June is Fathers Day, which is known as, Chichi no hi (çˆ ¶Ã£  ®Ã¦â€" ¥) in Japanese. There are two terms that are mainly used for father in Japanese: chichi (çˆ ¶) and otousan (㠁Šçˆ ¶Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šâ€œ). Chichi is used when referring your own father, and otousan is used when referring somebody elses father. However, otousan can be used when addressing your own father. As for mother, the terms, haha and okaasan are used, and the same rules apply. Here are some examples. Watashi no chichi wa gojussai desu. ç § Ã£  ®Ã§Ë† ¶Ã£  ¯Ã¤ ºâ€Ã¥  Ã¦ ­ ³Ã£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£â‚¬â€š- My father is 50 years old.Anata no otousan wa gorufu ga suki desu ka. 㠁‚㠁 ªÃ£ Å¸Ã£  ®Ã£ Å Ã§Ë† ¶Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šâ€œÃ£  ¯Ã£â€š ´Ã£Æ' «Ã£Æ'•ã Å'Ã¥ ¥ ½Ã£  Ã£  §Ã£ â„¢Ã£ â€¹Ã£â‚¬â€š- Does your father like playing golf?Otousan, isshoni eiga ni ikanai? 㠁Šçˆ ¶Ã£ â€¢Ã£â€šâ€œÃ£â‚¬ Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã§ ·â€™Ã£  «Ã¦Ëœ  Ã§â€ »Ã£  «Ã¨ ¡Å'㠁‹ã  ªÃ£ â€ž- Dad, do you want to go to a movie with me? Papa is also used when addressing or referring to your own father and is mainly used by children. Tousan and touchan are informal ways of saying otousan. Oyaji is another informal term for father, which is mainly used by men. Papa, kore mite! ãÆ'‘ãÆ'‘〠Ã£ â€œÃ£â€šÅ'è ¦â€¹Ã£  ¦- Daddy, look at this!Boku no papa wa yakyuu ga umai n da. Ã¥Æ'•ã  ®Ã£Æ'‘ãÆ'‘㠁 ¯Ã©â€¡Å½Ã§ Æ'㠁Å'㠁†ã  ¾Ã£ â€žÃ£â€šâ€œÃ£   Ã£â‚¬â€š - My dad is good at playing baseball. Father in law is giri no chichi giri no otusan or gifu. If you are a beginner, it is fine to use otousan as father at first. If you want to learn more Japanese vocabulary for family members, try this Audio Phrasebook. Popular Gifts for Fathers Day in Japan According to a Japanese site, the top five most popular gifts for Fathers Day are alcohol, gourmet foods, fashion items, sporting goods and sweets. As for alcohol, local sake and shouchuu (an indigenous alcoholic beverage, which usually contains 25% alcohol) are especially popular. People also like to make customized labels for gifts with either the recipients name or a message. If you are curious about how to write your name in Japanese, try my, Kanji for Tattoos page. One of the most popular gourmet foods to buy for ones dad is Japanese beef, which is known as, wagyuu. Matsuzaka beef, Kobe beef and Yonezawa beef are considered to be the three top brands in Japan. They can be very expensive. The most desirable feature of wagyuu is its melt-in-your mouth texture and rich taste, which is derived from a generous amount of fat distributed throughout the meat. The beautiful pattern that the fat makes is called, shimofuri (know as marbling, in the west). Another popular item is eel (a delicacy in Japan). The traditional way to eat eel (unagi) is, kabayaki style. The eel is first glazed with a sweet soy based sauce and then grilled. Origami Gifts for Fathers Day If you are looking for a little gift idea, here is a cute shirt shaped envelope and a tie made with origami paper. You can put a message card or a little gift in it. There are step-by-step instructions as well as animated instructions on the page, so it will be easy to follow. Have fun making one for your dad! Messages for Fathers Day Here are some sample messages for Fathers Day. 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