義父

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Chinese

justice; righteousness; meaning father
trad. (義父) 義 父
simp. (义父) 义 父

Pronunciation

Noun

義父

  1. (literary) adoptive father

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (義父):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義 父
ぎ
Grade: 5 		ふ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 義父／义父 (yìfù, “a father by moral principles”).

Pronunciation

Noun

義(ぎ)父(ふ) • (gifu) 

  1. a father by moral principles
  2. a stepfather
  3. an adoptive father
  4. a father-in-law (one's spouse's father)

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
義父

Noun

義父

  1. chữ Hán form of nghĩa phụ (“adoptive father”).
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