実 父(じっぷ)

じっぷ

noun

biological father; birth father

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1. biological father; birth father; one's real father

One's father by blood, as opposed to a stepfather or adoptive father. Used in formal or legal contexts.

実父(じっぷ)に会(あ)いたい。

I want to meet my biological father.

彼女(かのじょ)は実父(じっぷ)の顔(かお)を知(し)らない。

She doesn't know her birth father's face.

書類(しょるい)には実父(じっぷ)の名前(なまえ)を記入(きにゅう)してください。

Please enter your biological father's name on the form.

A formal term used to distinguish a biological father from a stepfather (義父(ぎふ)/継父(けいふ)) or adoptive father (養父(ようふ)). Common in legal documents, family registers, and discussions of family structure.

Related words

実母(じつぼ): biological mother
義父(ぎふ): father-in-law; stepfather
養父(ようふ): adoptive father
継父(けいふ): stepfather

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This is a formal, somewhat literary word. In casual speech, people are more likely to say 本当(ほんとう)の父(ちち) or 産(う)みの親(おや) to mean "real father" or "birth parent."

Related Words

Antonym: 養父(ようふ) (adoptive father)

Related: 義父(ぎふ) (father-in-law)

Related: 継父(ままちち) (stepfather)

Related: 養母(ようぼ) (adoptive mother)

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Added 2026.4.8 4:16 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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