Word Meaning 神父

しんぷ shimpu

神父 is read as しんぷ (shimpu) and means Catholic priest.

Meaning

English

Catholic priest
abbe
reverend father
minister
padre

Reading

Kana

しんぷ

Romaji

shimpu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 5569 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

父なる神さま

ちちなるかみさま

God the Father

神官

しんかん

Shinto priest

神道

しんとう

Shinto

神風

かみかぜ

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)

神事

しんじ

Shinto ritual

神業

かみわざ

Shinto ritual

神木

しんぼく

sacred tree

神経

しんけい

nerve

神話

しんわ

myth

神様

かみさま

God

神主

かんぬし

Shinto priest

神代

かみよ

ancient time

Example Sentences

神父は妻を持たない。

Priests don't have wives.