"慈父" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑiɸɯ̟] Forms: 慈父 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), jifu [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|じふ}} 慈(じ)父(ふ) • (jifu)
  1. loving father; affectionate father
    Sense id: en-慈父-ja-noun--8Z6qhRm Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 46 54
  2. An affectionate way to refer to one's father: my dear father
    Sense id: en-慈父-ja-noun-b4HgeTD5 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 12 7 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 7 4 56 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 80 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 86 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 46 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 12 88 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: 慈母 (jibo) (ruby: (), ())
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          "ref": "1941, 豊島与志雄, アフリカのスタンレー, 青空文庫:",
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Download raw JSONL data for 慈父 meaning in Japanese (2.1kB)

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