義父
Chinese
justice; righteousness; meaning | father | ||
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trad. (義父) | 義 | 父 | |
simp. (义父) | 义 | 父 |
Pronunciation
Noun
義父
- (literary) adoptive father
Synonyms
- 養父/养父 (yǎngfù)
Related terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (義父):
- → Japanese: 義父 (gifu)
- → Korean: 의부(義父) (uibu)
- → Vietnamese: nghĩa phụ (義父)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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義 | 父 |
ぎ Grade: 5 | ふ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Chinese 義父/义父 (“a father by moral principles”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぎふ [gíꜜfù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ɡʲiɸɯ̟ᵝ]
- Homophones: 妓夫, 蟻付
Noun
義父 • (gifu)
- a father by moral principles
- a stepfather
- an adoptive father
- a father-in-law (one's spouse's father)
Related terms
- 継父 (keifu)
- 養父 (yōfu)
- 舅 (shihito), 舅 (shūto)
See also
- 義親 (gishin)
- 義母 (gibo)
- 義兄 (gikei)
- 義姉 (gishi)
- 義弟 (gitei)
- 義妹 (gimai)