親爺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おや
Grade: 2
じい > じ
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

From (oya, parent) + (jiji, jī, old man). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Noun

For pronunciation and definitions of 親爺 – see the following entry.
親父おやじ
[noun] (informal) an old man (elderly man)
[noun] (informal) an old man (father)
Alternative spellings
親仁, オヤジ, やじ, ヤジ
(This term, 親爺, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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