義父

ぎふ
Frequency:
1

One's spouse's father; father-in-law (by marriage).

Noun

Examples

結婚式で義父が新郎の紹介をした。

At the wedding, the father-in-law introduced the groom.

私の義父は趣味で家庭菜園をしている。

My father-in-law has a home vegetable garden as a hobby.

義父に挨拶をしてから席に着いた。

I greeted my father-in-law and then took a seat.

2

A man who acted as a father by raising or caring for someone but is not the biological father; a foster/adoptive father.

Noun

Examples

彼は幼い頃、義父に育てられたため本当の父親のことをあまり知らない。

He was raised by his foster father when he was young, so he doesn't know much about his biological father.

学校の行事に義父が来てくれて嬉しかった。

I was happy that my foster father came to the school event.

義父は私に釣りを教えてくれた大切な存在だ。

My foster father is an important person who taught me how to fish.

3

A father in a blended family formed by remarriage; a stepfather (a man who became a parent to a child from a previous marriage).

Noun

Examples

母が再婚して、義父ができたが最初は慣れなかった。

When my mother remarried I got a stepfather, but I didn't get used to him at first.

義父は私のことを自分の子どものように扱ってくれた。

My stepfather treated me like his own child.

義父と休日に映画を観に行った。

I went to see a movie with my stepfather on a day off.

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