舅(しゅうと)

しゅうと
noun
father-in-law
1. father-in-law
The father of one's spouse.
舅(しゅうと)は去年(きょねん)亡(な)くなった。
My father-in-law passed away last year.
舅(しゅうと)との関係(かんけい)は良好(りょうこう)だ。
I have a good relationship with my father-in-law.
舅(しゅうと)と姑(しゅうとめ)に挨拶(あいさつ)に行(い)った。
I went to greet my father-in-law and mother-in-law.

舅(しゅうと) refers to the father of one's spouse. The kanji 舅(しゅうと) is rarely used in everyday writing; hiragana しゅうと is more common.

FORMALITY:
In formal or polite speech, 義父(ぎふ) or お義父(とう)さん is preferred. 義理(ぎり)の父(ちち) (literally "father by obligation/marriage") is also used. 舅(しゅうと) itself has a slightly literary or traditional feel.

RELATED FAMILY TERMS:

  • 姑(しゅうとめ): mother-in-law
  • 義父(ぎふ): father-in-law (formal/written)
  • 義母(ぎぼ): mother-in-law (formal/written)
  • 義理(ぎり)の両親(りょうしん): parents-in-law
  • 嫁(よめ): daughter-in-law, wife
  • 婿(むこ): son-in-law

CULTURAL NOTE:
Relationships with in-laws (嫁姑(よめしゅうとめ)関係(かんけい)) are a frequent topic in Japanese culture, especially the often-tense relationship between a wife and her mother-in-law.

Related Words

Related: 姑(しゅうとめ) (mother-in-law)
Synonym: 義父(ぎふ) (father-in-law (formal))
Related: 嫁(よめ) (daughter-in-law)
Related: 婿(むこ) (son-in-law)
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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.4.13 12:56
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