Word Meaning 寮父

りょうふ ryoufu

寮父 is read as りょうふ (ryoufu) and means housefather.

Meaning

English

  1. housefather
  2. dorm father
  3. houseparent

Reading

Kana

りょうふ

Romaji

ryoufu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 132845 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

りょう

bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system)

寮生

りょうせい

boarder

寮母

りょうぼ

housemother

寮費

りょうひ

boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory)

寮生活

りょうせいかつ

life in a dormitory

寮長

りょうちょう

dormitory leader

叔父

おじ

uncle

義父

ぎふ

father-in-law

養父

ようふ

foster father

保父

ほふ

male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.)

義理の父

ぎりのちち

father-in-law

異父

いふ

different father