Word Meaning 義理の父

ぎりのちち giri no chichi

義理の父 is read as ぎりのちち (giri no chichi) and means father-in-law.

Meaning

English

  1. father-in-law
  2. foster father
  3. stepfather

Reading

Kana

ぎりのちち

Romaji

giri no chichi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 35077 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

義父

ぎふ

father-in-law

義祖父

ぎそふ

grandfather-in-law

義理

ぎり

in-law

義理人情

ぎりにんじょう

duty and humanity

義理合い

ぎりあい

social relationship

義理立て

ぎりだて

doing one's duty

義理にも

ぎりにも

in all conscience

義理まん

ぎりまん

sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)

義理チョコ

ぎりちょこ

obligation chocolate

義父母

ぎふぼ

parents-in-law

理想主義

りそうしゅぎ

idealism

Example Sentences

6

Tom is my father-in-law.

Her father-in-law is strict.

My father-in-law is a lawyer.

Tom is Mary's father-in-law.

He's my husband's father. He's my father-in-law.

My stepfather treats me better than my real father did.