親爺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
親 爺
おや
Grade: 2		 じい > じ
Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

From 親 (oya, “parent”) +‎ 爺 (jiji, jī, “old man”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

親爺 (hiragana おやじ, katakana オヤジ, rōmaji oyaji)

  1. Alternative spelling of 親父 (“old man”)
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