教父

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Chinese

teach; teaching; religion father
trad. (教父)
simp. #(教父)

Pronunciation


Noun

教父

  1. (Christianity) godfather
  2. (Christianity) Church Father

See also

  • 教母 (jiàomǔ, “godmother”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

(きょう)() (kyōfu

  1. godfather
  2. church fathers

Synonyms