義理(ぎり)の親(おや)

ぎりのおや
noun
parent-in-law, stepparent
family
1. parent-in-law
A spouse's parent — either the father-in-law or mother-in-law.
義理(ぎり)の親(おや)に挨拶(あいさつ)した。
I greeted my in-laws.
義理(ぎり)の親(おや)との関係(かんけい)に悩(なや)んでいる。
I'm struggling with my relationship with my in-laws.
正月(しょうがつ)に義理(ぎり)の親(おや)の家(いえ)に行(い)くのは緊張(きんちょう)する。
Going to my in-laws' house for New Year's makes me nervous.
2. stepparent
A parent who is not biologically related but has a parental role through remarriage.
父(ちち)の再婚(さいこん)相手(あいて)は、私(わたし)にとって義理(ぎり)の親(おや)にあたる。
My father's new wife is my stepparent.
母(はは)が再婚(さいこん)して、義理(ぎり)の親(おや)ができた。
My mother remarried, and I got a stepparent.
義理(ぎり)の親(おや)を本当(ほんとう)の親(おや)のように慕(した)っている。
I look up to my stepparent as if they were my real parent.

Forms

義理(ぎり) (duty, obligation; in-law) + の (possessive) + 親(おや) (parent)

The 義理(ぎり)の～ pattern is used to form many in-law and step-family terms:

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Compare: 義父(ぎふ) (father-in-law)
Compare: 義母(ぎぼ) (mother-in-law)
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Added 2026.2.9 13:11 · Revised 2026.10.11 4:09
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