The Japanese word for father-in-law is
義父
ぎふ - gifuJapanese Definition
father-in-law | |
1. 名詞. 配偶者の父、義父、舅。 | |
2. 名詞. 養父 | |
3. 名詞. (dated)母の再婚相手、継父(stepfather)。 |
Translations for father-in-law and their definitions
義父 | |
1. n. a father by moral principles | |
2. n. a stepfather | |
3. n. an adoptive father | |
4. n. a father-in-law (one's spouse's father) |
岳父 | |
1. n. (rare literary) one's wife's father: a man's father-in-law |
舅 | |
1. n. a father-in-law | |
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