親父

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Chinese

 
dear; intimate; parent
dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
 father
trad. (親父) 親 父
simp. (亲父) 亲 父
anagram 父親／父亲

Pronunciation

Noun

親父

  1. (literary) biological father

Japanese

Kanji in this term
親 父
おや > や
Grade: 2 		ちち > じ
Grade: 2
irregular
Kanji in this term
親 父
おや
Grade: 2 		ちち > じ
Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spellings
親仁
親爺

Etymology 1

Perhaps from 親 (oya, “parent”) +‎ 父 (chichi, “father”). The reading appears to be an alteration of an earlier form, oyachichi, perhaps under the influence of 爺 (chichi, jiji, jī, “old man”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

Noun

親(おや)父(じ) or 親父(オヤジ) or 親(や)父(じ) or 親父(ヤジ) • (oyaji or yaji) ←おやぢ (oyadi) or オヤヂ (oyadi) or やぢ (yadi) or ヤヂ (yadi)?

  1. (informal) an old man (elderly man)
  2. (informal) an old man (father)
    • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “第(だい)42話(わ)　父(ちち)と子(こ)”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 215–216:
      やめろ　オヤジ…や…やめてくれよ‼　オヤジと戦(たたか)えるわけないだろ―――――‼　なんでだよ　オヤジ…なんで…なんでわかってくれねぇんだ⁉　オレだよ！アルだ‼　オヤジィ‼
      Yamero oyaji… Ya…yamete kure yo‼ Oyaji to tatakaeru wakenai daro―――――‼ Nan de da yo oyaji… Nan de… Nan de wakatte kurenēn da⁉ Ore da yo! Aru da‼ Oyajī‼
      Stop it, pops… St…Stop it, please‼ I can’t fight you, pops‼ Why, pops… Why… Why can’t you hear me⁉ It’s me‼ I’m Alle‼ Pops‼
    • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “第(だい)42話(わ)　父(ちち)と子(こ)”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 225:
      目(め)を覚(さ)ましてくれよ…オヤジ…オヤジ　オレ…オレ…強(つよ)くなっただろ？
      Me o samashitekure yo… Oyaji… Oyaji Ore… Ore… tsuyoku natta daro?
      Please wake up… pops… Pops, I… I have… gotten stronger, haven’t I?
Usage notes
  • The word is relatively masculine in usage. A woman is unlikely to use it to refer to her own father.
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
親 父
しん
Grade: 2 		ふ > ぷ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Chinese 親父／亲父 (qīnfù).

Pronunciation

Noun

親(しん)父(ぷ) • (shinpu) 

  1. (rare, dated) one's own father
Synonyms
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
親父

Noun

親父

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