義 理(ぎり)の父(ちち)

ぎりのちち

noun

father-in-law

family

See also: 義父(ぎふ) (formal equivalent)

1. father-in-law

One's spouse's father, or a stepfather. The 義理 prefix indicates a family relationship by marriage rather than blood.

義理(ぎり)の父(ちち)に挨拶(あいさつ)した。

I greeted my father-in-law.

義理(ぎり)の父(ちち)とは仲(なか)が良(よ)い。

I get along well with my father-in-law.

結婚(けっこん)して初(はじ)めて義理(ぎり)の父(ちち)の家(いえ)を訪(たず)ねた時(とき)は、とても緊張(きんちょう)した。

I was very nervous when I visited my father-in-law's house for the first time after getting married.

Usage

The 義理(ぎり)の〜 pattern creates in-law family terms: 義理(ぎり)の父(ちち) (father-in-law), 義理(ぎり)の母(はは) (mother-in-law), 義理(ぎり)の兄弟(きょうだい) (brother/sister-in-law). When speaking about one's own father-in-law to others, use 義理(ぎり)の父(ちち). When addressing him directly, use お義父(とう)さん.

Note: 義理(ぎり) here indicates a relationship by marriage, not by blood.

Common collocations

義理(ぎり)の父(ちち)に会(あ)う (to meet one's father-in-law)
義理(ぎり)の両親(りょうしん) (parents-in-law)

Similar words

義父(ぎふ): father-in-law — formal/written equivalent
お義父(とう)さん: father-in-law — polite address form
舅(しゅうと): father-in-law — traditional term
姑(しゅうとめ): mother-in-law — traditional term

Related Words

Related: 義理(ぎり) (obligation; in-law)

Compare: 舅(しゅうと) (father-in-law)

Compare: 姑(しゅうとめ) (mother-in-law)

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Added 2026.3.16 9:46 · Revised 2026.10.8 10:12

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