義父
Chinese edit
justice; righteousness; meaning | father | ||
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trad. (義父) | 義 | 父 | |
simp. (义父) | 义 | 父 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
義父
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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義 | 父 |
ぎ Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Chinese 義父/义父 (yìfù, “a father by moral principles”).
Pronunciation edit
- Homophones: 妓夫, 蟻付
Noun edit
- a father by moral principles
- a stepfather
- an adoptive father
- a father-in-law (one's spouse's father)