父母(ふぼ)

ふぼ
noun
parents; father and mother
1. parents; father and mother
Both parents together. More formal than 両親(りょうしん).
父母(ふぼ)に感謝(かんしゃ)している。
I am grateful to my parents.
父母(ふぼ)会(かい)に出席(しゅっせき)した。
I attended the parent-teacher meeting.
父母(ふぼ)の恩(おん)は深(ふか)い。
The debt of gratitude to one's parents is deep.
父母(ふぼ)が健康(けんこう)でいてくれることが、何(なに)より嬉(うれ)しい。
Nothing makes me happier than my parents being healthy.
学校(がっこう)では年(ねん)に二回(にかい)、父母(ふぼ)会(かい)が開(ひら)かれ、先生(せんせい)と保護者(ほごしゃ)が話(はな)し合(あ)う。
At school, PTA meetings are held twice a year, where teachers and parents talk together.

USAGE: Formal written term for parents. 両親(りょうしん) is more common in everyday speech.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 父母(ふぼ)会(かい) (PTA meeting, parents' association)
  • 祖(そ)父母(ふぼ) (grandparents)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 両親(りょうしん) - parents (more common in speech)
  • お父(とう)さんとお母(かあ)さん - father and mother (casual)
  • 親(おや) - parent(s) (general term)

NOTE: Can also be read as ちちはは in some contexts, though ふぼ is more common.

Related Words

Synonym: 両親(りょうしん) (common synonym)
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Added 2026.1.13 16:50 · Revised 2026.3.3 8:56
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