慈父

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Chinese

compassionate; gentle; merciful
compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane
 
 father
simp. and trad.
(慈父) 		慈 父

Pronunciation

Noun

慈父

  1. loving father; affectionate father

Proper noun

慈父

  1. (Mainland China, Internet slang, sarcastic) Joseph Stalin

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慈 父
じ
Grade: S 		ふ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

慈(じ)父(ふ) • (jifu) 

  1. loving father; affectionate father
    • 1941, 豊島与志雄, アフリカのスタンレー‎, 青空文庫:
      その慈(じ)父(ふ)のやうなやさしい慰(なぐさ)めと介(かい)抱(はう)とに対(たい)して、スタンレーは感(かん)謝(しや)の涙(なみだ)にくれました。
      Sono jifu no yō na yasashii nagusame to kaihō to ni taishite, Sutanrē wa kansha no namida ni kuremashita.
      Stanley was overcome with tears of gratitude for his tender consolation and nursing, which were like those of a loving father.
  2. An affectionate way to refer to one's father: my dear father

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